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Herrin Stadium
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdelhamid Feraoun made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Herrin's Ismaïl Bitat made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fadhil Fergani was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Ismaïl Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fadhil Fergani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdelhamid Feraoun's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Ismaïl Bitat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Mohand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ali Ghazi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ismaïl Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Abdelghani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mohammed Abdelghani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Ghazi having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammed Ahmed Ben Mohand in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Ghazi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute, Tayeb Bouzid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the game, Faouzi Bencheikh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Herrin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saints United the free kick. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Herrin! 1-1 came in the 38th minute when Abdelmalek Zakaria all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Ali Ghazi. 42 minutes into the game, Mohammed Abdelghani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saints United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herrin the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Mohammed Abdelghani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismaïl Bitat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ismaïl Bitat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Fadhil Fergani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Mohand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Saints United's Mohammed Abdelghani got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 55th minute Abdelhamid Feraoun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadhil Fergani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Abdelhamid Feraoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Tayeb Bouzid made a precise shot to the right of Fadhil Fergani. Saints United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After having played for 67 minutes, Ismaïl Bitat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herrin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismaïl Bitat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the game, Herrin's Abdelhamid Feraoun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fadhil Fergani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Tayeb Bouzid kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Abdelhamid Feraoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ismaïl Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saints United's goalkeeper Fadhil Fergani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Herrin fans cheered their team off the field, for while Saints United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.