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Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tedj Hadjar made the kick off which started today's match. With 4 minutes on the clock, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Madjer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Paris Saint-Germain! Fodil Amsallem went to the wrong direction when Abdellah Medjadi Mimoun was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 7 minutes into the game, one of Philipsburg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Tedj Hadjar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paris Saint-Germain's Fodil Amsallem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Besseghir in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Hadjar in the 15th minute of play forced Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Fodil Amsallem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Drioueche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Chadli Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paris Saint-Germain's Fodil Amsallem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Besseghir in the 31st minute of play. Karim Maillot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodil Amsallem having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Yazid Sadaoui struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Chadli Khaled didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paris Saint-Germain. Fodil Amsallem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Hadjar, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Rachid Drioueche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tedj Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodil Amsallem having to interfere. When Djamel Besseghir came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Philipsburg 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 Djamel Besseghir couldn't finish the play. Fodil Amsallem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tedj Hadjar's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Paris Saint-Germain's Fodil Amsallem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Paris Saint-Germain from getting a goal against them. After 86 minutes, Mustapha Abdenouz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Philipsburg and the Paris Saint-Germain players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Philipsburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustapha Abdenouz to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Philipsburg's Tedj Hadjar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodil Amsallem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chadli Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Drioueche in the 97th minute of play. In the 100th minute Tedj Hadjar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodil Amsallem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Paris Saint-Germain had won after a very even match.