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North Bethesda
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abd al-Aziz Hamid Brahima kicked off to start the match. Yazid Hadjar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yacine Chedda in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Alain Achiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tedj Amara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Daham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azalea's goalkeeper Tedj Amara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Abd al-Aziz Hamid Brahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Daham struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Tedj Amara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Bethesda. A hard shot 28 in the game by Abdelhamid Bensaoula from a close distance when the talented Tedj Amara managed to make a qualified save. Azalea's players were relieved. Rabah Daham was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 29th minute. North Bethesda's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A hard shot by Alain Harkat from long distance, 32 minutes into the match, got Tedj Amara's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Tedj Amara made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Abdelhamid Bensaoula sent off a good shot on target. Abdelhamid Bensaoula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Tedj Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Rabah Daham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Tedj Amara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yazid Hadjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yacine Chedda, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Rabah Daham 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. 49 minutes into the game, North Bethesda's Rabah Daham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tedj Amara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 57thth minute of the game Rabah Daham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azalea's Tedj Amara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. North Bethesda's Rabah Daham got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Abdelhamid Bensaoula had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tedj Amara. Azalea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelhamid Bensaoula was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Azalea:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of North Bethesda:s goal. In the 67th minute there was a penalty for North Bethesda. Abd al-Asis Gaouaoui stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tedj Amara. 4-0. Tedj Amara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Daham, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Abdelhamid Bensaoula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Tedj Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kader Zarabi hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. If Abd al-Aziz Hamid Brahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Chedda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Yazid Hadjar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Rabah Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tedj Amara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Abdelhamid Bensaoula notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Azalea's Tedj Amara. Tedj Amara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 93 minutes, Bouabdellah Sofiane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azalea and the North Bethesda players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Azalea's Bouabdellah Sofiane got a free kick in the 94th minute. Rabah Daham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Amara having to interfere. North Bethesda's Abdelhamid Bensaoula got a good chance for a goal in the 100th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. North Bethesda fully deserved thier win.