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Colusa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fodil Boumedienne kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Argentine got a freekick which was hit by Farès Kensi. A collision led to Colusa getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Mohammed Sadaoui hit a great ball. Madjid Mecherara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th match minute, Colusa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Piaf to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Colusa's Camel Bendjedid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mohamed Sennaoui narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fodil Boumedienne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colusa's supporters rose to their feet, but Fodil Boumedienne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Sennaoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meziane Mansouri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Karim Belkassem, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Madjid Mecherara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Meziane Mansouri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Colusa's Fodil Boumedienne dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Yazid Ammour hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Colusa defense, Madjid Mecherara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Meziane Mansouri. The Colusa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Meziane Mansouri should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Colusa's goal looked a bit too open when Madjid Mecherara came free, but Meziane Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camel Bendjedid struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Mohamed Sennaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colusa. In the 39th match minute, Argentine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walid Lacen to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match Faouzi Abdelghani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohamed Sennaoui showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute Hamid Karim Belkassem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meziane Mansouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Madjid Mecherara 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. If Camel Bendjedid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Hamid Karim Belkassem made the kick off in the second half. When Faouzi Djamel fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colusa's protests and gave Faouzi Djamel a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Colusa's Faouzi Djamel got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Fodil Boumedienne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Sennaoui having to interfere. Camel Bendjedid struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mohamed Sennaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colusa. Colusa's Fodil Boumedienne got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 62 played minutes Argentine got a freekick which was hit by Walid Lacen. Meziane Mansouri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Madjid Mecherara in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Argentine's zone, Fodil Boumedienne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Sennaoui came out of the goal and Fodil Boumedienne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the game, Colusa's Camel Bendjedid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Sennaoui made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Argentine's Mohamed Sennaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camel Bendjedid in the 77th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Hamid Karim Belkassem got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 95th minute, Fodil Boumedienne 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. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.