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Hartville Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Lakhdar Rimitti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lili Brahmi got free with Meziane Nabil in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute, Nadir Bougherra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Petersburg's goalkeeper Meziane Nabil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lili Brahmi. Meziane Nabil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakhdar Rimitti, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When Nadir Bougherra came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nadir Bougherra couldn't finish the play. Samir Gaouaoui shot from long distance in the 22nd minute, but Meziane Nabil was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. After having played for 23 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. A collision led to Hartville FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Mansour Abbas hit a great ball. Nadir Bougherra struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Abdelkader Hindi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Petersburg. After a defensive mix-up in Hartville FC's zone, Mohamed Kheyari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelkader Hindi came out of the goal and Mohamed Kheyari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Mohamed Kheyari came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mohamed Kheyari couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Hartville FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Amine Megharia hit a great ball. Mohamed Kheyari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkader Hindi having to interfere. Abdelkader Hindi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadir Bougherra in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed Kheyari to make the kick off. When Nadir Bougherra came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nadir Bougherra couldn't finish the play. In the 58th match minute, Hartville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Drioueche to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, Hartville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouredine Bouazza to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Kheyari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkader Hindi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Kheyari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nadir Bougherra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelkader Hindi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Kheyari's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Mohamed Kheyari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Abdelkader Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nouredine Bouazza's late challenge caught a Petersburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nouredine Bouazza helped the player get up and apologised. Nouredine Bouazza hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Abdelkader Hindi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Kheyari in the 87th minute of the match. If Nadir Bougherra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 97 minutes of play, Petersburg's Nadir Bougherra made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelkader Hindi was left in no man's land by his defense there!