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Bishop Stadium
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Elmhurst's Mimoun Tahar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bishop FC's Mohamed Boumedienne couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Elmhurst. After a defensive mix-up in Elmhurst's zone, Abdulhamid Mesbah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Abbas came out of the goal and Abdulhamid Mesbah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bishop FC's Mohamed Hamdoud got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute Mimoun Tahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdellah Medjadi Benzine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mimoun Tahar took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdellah Medjadi Benzine. Abdellah Medjadi Benzine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ahmed Abbas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulhamid Mesbah in the 19th minute of play. Mimoun Tahar took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdellah Medjadi Benzine. Abdellah Medjadi Benzine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 26th minute, Fodil Bruel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elmhurst fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ahmed Abbas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Hamdoud in the 30th minute. The supporters of Bishop FC booed when Elmhurst was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hameur Oussalah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdulhamid Mesbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ahmed Abbas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Abbas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamid Mesbah in the 36th minute of the match. If Mohamed Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdellah Medjadi Benzine came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Elmhurst's Fodil Bruel. But to his dismay, Fodil Bruel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdulhamid Mesbah to strike the kick off in the second half. Ahmed Abbas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Hamdoud in the 52nd minute of the match. Ahmed Abbas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulhamid Mesbah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes, Slimane Kheyari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bishop FC and the Elmhurst players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bishop FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Slimane Kheyari hit a great ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bishop FC's goalkeeper Abdellah Medjadi Benzine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abdulhamid Mesbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ahmed Abbas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Mohamed Hamdoud made a precise shot to the right of Ahmed Abbas. Elmhurst's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Elmhurst's Mimoun Tahar got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 84 minutes, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Mimoun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elmhurst and the Bishop FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Elmhurst got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Mimoun. When Mohamed Hamdoud came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Bishop FC 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 Hamdoud couldn't finish the play. Ahmed Abbas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamid Mesbah in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Mohamed Hamdoud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmed Abbas. Elmhurst's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Hamdoud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Elmhurst walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.