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Winneconne Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chadli Allalou took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chadli Allalou in the 4th minute of play forced Pitcairn's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Sifi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djamal Lacarne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Mohamed Ben Sifi made a huge save. The Pitcairn fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Pitcairn's Hemza Ramdane looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 13th minute Chadli Allalou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Sifi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Ben Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hameur El Ouafi in the 23rd minute of the match. Winneconne FC's Albert Hasni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouara Zaaf in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Hemza Ramdane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Hasni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Ben Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chadli Allalou in the 34th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karim Medjoudj during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After the first half Pitcairn were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hameur El Ouafi during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pitcairn booed when Winneconne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hameur El Ouafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Winneconne FC's Hameur El Ouafi got a free kick in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Winneconne FC's Albert Hasni got control of the ball when Nouara Zaaf tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute Hemza Ramdane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Hasni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Djamal Lacarne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mohamed Ben Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Albert Hasni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Winneconne FC defense, Nouara Zaaf kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albert Hasni. The Winneconne FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albert Hasni should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute Djamal Lacarne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Sifi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hemza Ramdane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Pitcairn supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pitcairn would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.