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Issaquah Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Madhi Djenia Lkbira got the match started through his kick off. When Tedj Djeziri fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wadsworth AFC's protests and gave Tedj Djeziri a yellow card for diving instead. Abd al-Aziz Benflis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Jean-Michel Sahraoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Issaquah's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Michel Sahraoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Smail Mekhloufi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abd al-Aziz Benflis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wadsworth AFC's Smail Mekhloufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Aziz Benflis in the 16th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Issaquah's Smail Mekhloufi threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abd al-Aziz Benflis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Noureddine Maroc's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Smail Mekhloufi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Mesbah in the 23rd minute of play forced Issaquah's goalkeeper Abd el Ziani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Smail Mekhloufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abd al-Aziz Benflis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Issaquah's Abd al-Aziz Benflis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Smail Mekhloufi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Wadsworth AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Mahieddine Zidane hit a great ball. Smail Mekhloufi came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Issaquah's Noureddine Maroc. But to his dismay, Noureddine Maroc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Abd el Ziani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madhi Djenia Lkbira in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abd al-Aziz Benflis to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Wadsworth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Maroc came free, but Smail Mekhloufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 56 minutes, Noureddine Maroc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Issaquah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noureddine Maroc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Aziz Benflis in the 62nd minute of play forced Wadsworth AFC's goalkeeper Smail Mekhloufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Wadsworth AFC defense, Noureddine Maroc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Smail Mekhloufi. The Wadsworth AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Smail Mekhloufi should have stopped the shot. Abd al-Aziz Benflis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Smail Mekhloufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Issaquah's goalkeeper Abd el Ziani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hocine Mesbah. After a rather tough play, Issaquah's Ali Bensaoula got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Madhi Djenia Lkbira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th match minute, Wadsworth AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahieddine Zidane to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Noureddine Maroc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Mekhloufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Issaquah's Abd el Ziani got control of the ball when Hocine Mesbah tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Wadsworth AFC's zone, Noureddine Maroc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Smail Mekhloufi came out of the goal and Noureddine Maroc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the game, Hocine Mesbah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Abd el Ziani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Issaquah players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.