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Iola Stadium
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Smail Sahraoui made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7thth minute of the game Smail Sahraoui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chesterton's Rabah Boulahfane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rabah Boulahfane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samir Tahar in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, one of Chesterton:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chesterton. The goalkeeper, Rabah Boulahfane, was totally fooled by Iola AFC's Rabah Bouzid, who 23 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Smail Sahraoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iola AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Smail Sahraoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Boulahfane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdelkader Benbitour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhani Daham having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Abdelkader Benbitour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chesterton's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelkader Benbitour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelhani Daham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samir Tahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Boulahfane having to interfere. Rabah Boulahfane was a little too slow when Smail Sahraoui got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rafik Khaled to strike the kick off in the second half. Rabah Boulahfane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Smail Sahraoui in the 55th minute of the match. When Samir Tahar came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Iola 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 Samir Tahar couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, Ismaïl Mérah-Benida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Smail Sahraoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Boulahfane having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Chesterton's Ismaïl Mérah-Benida got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Chesterton's zone, Smail Sahraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Boulahfane came out of the goal and Smail Sahraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Chesterton's zone, Smail Sahraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Boulahfane came out of the goal and Smail Sahraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the game, Hamid Souakri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chesterton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iola AFC the free kick. After 89 played minutes Chesterton got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Souakri. In the 93rd minute, Abdelkader Benbitour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chesterton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Iola AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.