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Huntingburg Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdellah Medjadi Gallaire started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Huntingburg AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Ghozali to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes, Rachid Lacen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mesa FC and the Huntingburg AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rachid Lacen hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Alain Mihoubi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Smail Hamruche having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, Huntingburg AFC's Slimane Camus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Smail Hamruche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ferhat Ghozali fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Huntingburg AFC's protests and gave Ferhat Ghozali a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Huntingburg AFC's Ferhat Ghozali got a free kick in the 25th minute. Hocine Sam spun around in front of the goal 27 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Huntingburg AFC's goal. Slimane Camus might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Smail Hamruche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slimane Camus ran back to his position shaking his head. Smail Hamruche was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Alain Mihoubi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alain Mihoubi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Slimane Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Slimane Camus struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Smail Hamruche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huntingburg AFC. After 41 played minutes Mesa FC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Lacen. After having played for 42 minutes, Slimane Camus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huntingburg AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slimane Camus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alain Mihoubi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mesa FC's Anther Otman got a free kick in the 49th minute. In the 50th minute of the match Abdulhamid Khendu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Smail Hamruche showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alain Mihoubi to strike the kick off in the second half. Slimane Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Smail Hamruche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Huntingburg AFC's goalkeeper Fodil Kourichi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hocine Sam. Slimane Camus struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Smail Hamruche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huntingburg AFC. During the 70th minute of the match Ferhat Ghozali completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ferhat Ghozali a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Slimane Camus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Smail Hamruche having to make a save. 76 minutes into the game, Assia Méniri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mesa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Huntingburg AFC the free kick. Assia Méniri kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slimane Camus in the 77th minute of play forced Mesa FC's goalkeeper Smail Hamruche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Lacen was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 78th match minute, Mesa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Lacen to maneuver through the defense. Smail Hamruche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slimane Camus in the 79th minute of the match. If Slimane Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Slimane Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Slimane Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Smail Hamruche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Huntingburg AFC had played much better football throughout.