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South Daytona
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes South Daytona got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Djahnine. Chakib Hasni took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nourredine Lemoui. South Daytona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Lili Bouziane notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of South Daytona's Nourredine Lemoui. Nourredine Lemoui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lili Bouziane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nourredine Lemoui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Said Mekhloufi's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Lili Bouziane took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nourredine Lemoui. Nourredine Lemoui dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Lili Bouziane managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Funiak Springs AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lili Bouziane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nourredine Lemoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Said Mekhloufi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nourredine Lemoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, South Daytona's Rachid Djamel got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Said Mekhloufi came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the De Funiak Springs 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 Said Mekhloufi couldn't finish the play. 46 minutes into the match, Lili Bouziane notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of South Daytona's Nourredine Lemoui. Nourredine Lemoui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Said Mekhloufi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee gave De Funiak Springs AFC a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chakib Hasni, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of South Daytona's Nourredine Lemoui. 0-6. After 61 played minutes De Funiak Springs AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Guendouz. After 62 minutes of play, South Daytona's Mustapha Ihidjaten made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bellemou Faudel was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mouloud Merzekane during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to South Daytona getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Mouloud Merzekane hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Said Mekhloufi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nourredine Lemoui. The goal made the score 1-7. The audience was convinced that Said Mekhloufi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nourredine Lemoui was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 85th minute, Mustapha Ihidjaten 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. Nourredine Lemoui was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Said Mekhloufi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Said Mekhloufi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustapha Ihidjaten during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mustapha Ihidjaten hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With a little luck, South Daytona's Nourredine Lemoui got control of the ball when Lili Bouziane tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 95 minutes, Djamal Kermali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Daytona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Djamal Kermali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Djamal Kermali hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. De Funiak Springs AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.