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Brackenridge
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boudjemaa Meniri kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Tedj Harkouk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fawzi Bougherra. Brackenridge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tedj Harkouk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Boudjemaa Meniri came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Brackenridge 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 Boudjemaa Meniri couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the game, Bouzid Ahmed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brackenridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clover the free kick. Bouzid Ahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After having played for 11 minutes, Boudjemaa Meniri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brackenridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boudjemaa Meniri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Brackenridge's zone, Mohamed Zeghdoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fawzi Bougherra came out of the goal and Mohamed Zeghdoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Zeghdoud in the 24th minute of play forced Brackenridge's goalkeeper Fawzi Bougherra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fawzi Bougherra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chakib Otman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fawzi Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Harkouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Fawzi Bougherra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Harkouk in the 31st minute of play. Boudjemaa Meniri might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdel Hamid Menad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boudjemaa Meniri ran back to his position shaking his head. If Mouloud Lamine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tedj Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fawzi Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Clover were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tedj Harkouk to make the kick off. If Boudjemaa Meniri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tedj Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Fawzi Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Zeghdoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Fawzi Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tedj Harkouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Bougherra having to interfere. After 69 minutes, Ismael Larfaoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clover and the Brackenridge players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Clover was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Larfaoui to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Zeghdoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Fawzi Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fawzi Bougherra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tedj Harkouk in the 76th minute of the match. Abdel Hamid Menad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadir Sami Yachir, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Brackenridge's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Harkouk came free, but Fawzi Bougherra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Brackenridge's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Harkouk came free, but Fawzi Bougherra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Belmadi charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb Belmadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cheb Belmadi kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Clover's zone, Boudjemaa Meniri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdel Hamid Menad came out of the goal and Boudjemaa Meniri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Clover eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.