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Stallings Stadium
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alain Mihoubi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Alain Mihoubi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mourad Lacen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Slimane Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alain Mihoubi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Lacen having to interfere. Samir Djeziri charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samir Djeziri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Huntingburg AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Stallings a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chakib Hamid Brahima, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Huntingburg AFC's Fodil Kourichi. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Stallings's zone, Alain Mihoubi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Lacen came out of the goal and Alain Mihoubi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slimane Camus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mourad Lacen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Stallings's El Bruel got a free kick in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the game, Alain Mihoubi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Mourad Lacen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Slimane Camus came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Huntingburg AFC 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 Slimane Camus couldn't finish the play. Stallings's Mourad Lacen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Mihoubi in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Sid Seghiri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stallings's supporters rose to their feet, but Sid Seghiri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fodil Kourichi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdelaziz Mehenni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Fodil Kourichi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 44 played minutes Huntingburg AFC got a freekick which was hit by Samir Bilal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdelaziz Mehenni to make the kick off. Alain Mihoubi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Mourad Lacen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Djeziri hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Slimane Camus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Mourad Lacen made a huge save. Stallings's Sid Seghiri got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fodil Kourichi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sid Seghiri in the 66th minute of play. Stallings's Mourad Lacen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Mihoubi in the 69th minute of play. If El Bruel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelaziz Mehenni in the 77th minute of play forced Huntingburg AFC's goalkeeper Fodil Kourichi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Slimane Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelaziz Mehenni struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Fodil Kourichi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stallings. In the 86th minute, Abdelaziz Mehenni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 90th minute, Abdelaziz Mehenni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stallings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Sid Seghiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stallings were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Huntingburg AFC for a fine match.