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Okolona Stadium
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Belaid Madani got the match started through his kick off. Yacine Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Said Nabil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hoquiam's zone, Belaid Madani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Said Bezzaz came out of the goal and Belaid Madani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Faouzi Dib's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Said Bezzaz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Faouzi Dib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belaid Brahami charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belaid Brahami the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Belaid Brahami hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Said Nabil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Benyamina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes, Hoquiam's Krim Hemdani shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Said Nabil came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hoquiam reached it. After 28 played minutes Okolona got a freekick which was hit by Adlène Madjer. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Faouzi Dib came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Okolona 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 Faouzi Dib couldn't finish the play. If Belaid Madani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Djamel Hamdani struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Said Nabil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hoquiam. After 38 played minutes Okolona got a freekick which was hit by Smail Bougherra. Said Nabil didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Djamel Hamdani went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Said Bezzaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belaid Madani, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Djamel Hamdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Nabil having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yacine Benyamina to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Okolona's Nassim Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Djamel Hamdani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute of the match Belaid Brahami sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Said Nabil skillfully saved the ball. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Said Bezzaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belaid Madani's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Said Bezzaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belaid Madani in the 71st minute of the match. Yacine Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Faouzi Dib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Okolona's goalkeeper Said Nabil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Djamel Hamdani. The supporters of Hoquiam booed when Okolona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Smail Bougherra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Said Bezzaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belaid Madani in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Okolona's goal looked a bit too open when Yacine Benyamina came free, but Said Nabil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Hoquiam players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.