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Hartville Stadium
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zīn ud-Dīn Benzine took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hartville FC's goalkeeper Abdelkader Hindi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lakhdar Rimitti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Lakhdar Rimitti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hartville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lakhdar Rimitti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute Knodi Boulmerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelkader Hindi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hartville FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Djamel Bouazza hit a great ball. In the game's 21st minute Lake Los Angeles AFC's Lakhdar el Ibrahimi took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Abdelkader Hindi and thus the score was 0-1. Zīn ud-Dīn Benzine's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdelkader Hindi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Zīn ud-Dīn Benzine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Abdelkader Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mansour Abbas fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hartville FC's protests and gave Mansour Abbas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Mansour Abbas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Knodi Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the game, one of Hartville FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Medjadi Boudiaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lili Brahmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lake Los Angeles AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Boudiaf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 56 minutes into the game, Amine Megharia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartville FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lake Los Angeles AFC the free kick. Zīn ud-Dīn Benzine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkader Hindi having to interfere. Abdelkader Hindi made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Knodi Boulmerka sent off a good shot on target. If Lakhdar Rimitti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 71 minutes, Lili Brahmi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hartville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lili Brahmi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hartville FC's Abdelkader Hindi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Hartville FC from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd match minute, Hartville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amine Megharia to maneuver through the defense. Knodi Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lili Brahmi in the 83rd minute of play forced Lake Los Angeles AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Boudiaf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knodi Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Medjadi Boudiaf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lili Brahmi in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Nouredine Bouazza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartville FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lake Los Angeles AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hartville FC's Nouredine Bouazza got a free kick in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Hartville FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zīn ud-Dīn Benzine came free, but Abdelkader Hindi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lake Los Angeles AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.