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Raceland Stadium
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) Dida Sahraoui started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 14 played minutes Raceland FC got a freekick which was hit by Rabah Benflis. Raceland FC's Abdelhani Matmour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dida Sahraoui in the 15th minute of play. Fathi Mouzaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mohamed Saïd-Guerni in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frantz Bensaoula saved Estherville AFC from getting behind. Abdelhani Matmour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Boutella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Fathi Mouzaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raceland FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fathi Mouzaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frantz Bensaoula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fathi Mouzaoui in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frantz Bensaoula prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ahmed Boutella came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Estherville 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 Ahmed Boutella couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fathi Mouzaoui in the 38th minute of play forced Estherville AFC's goalkeeper Frantz Bensaoula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes, Rabah Benflis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Raceland FC and the Estherville AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Frantz Bensaoula didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Assad went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fathi Mouzaoui to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Fathi Mouzaoui left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raceland FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Fathi Mouzaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Estherville AFC were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Raceland FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karim Drid took the corner. Estherville AFC's Karim Drid was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abdelhani Matmour in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abdelhani Matmour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Boutella in the 66th minute. Robert Assad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Frantz Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Raceland FC's zone, Dida Sahraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelhani Matmour came out of the goal and Dida Sahraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dida Sahraoui in the 77th minute of play forced Raceland FC's goalkeeper Abdelhani Matmour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Sahraoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdelhani Matmour read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rachid Medjani during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rachid Medjani hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Ahmed Boutella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ahmed Boutella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raceland FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.