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Kutztown Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Abdelhamid Temmam might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Larbi Fanon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelhamid Temmam ran back to his position shaking his head. Chaba Brahami's late challenge caught a Kutztown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chaba Brahami helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, Kutztown got a penalty, and Jean-Michel Benbitour placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Abdelhamid Temmam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Larbi Fanon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Amine Bouteflika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hameur Yacine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abd al-Aziz Assad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souad Sadaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kutztown's Abdelhamid Temmam got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdelhamid Temmam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larbi Fanon having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelhamid Temmam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abd al-Aziz Assad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Bouteflika in the 55th minute of play. When René Saïd-Guerni fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mandan's protests and gave René Saïd-Guerni a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kutztown booed when Mandan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. René Saïd-Guerni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Souad Sadaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Abd al-Aziz Assad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mandan booed when Kutztown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Said Bitat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Souad Sadaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mandan's supporters rose to their feet, but Souad Sadaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abd al-Aziz Assad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amine Bensaoula hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Abd al-Aziz Assad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yazid Larbi in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mandan's Abdelmalek Soltani got a free kick in the 76th minute. Souad Sadaoui struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Abd al-Aziz Assad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mandan. In the 87th minute, Souad Sadaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kutztown's Abd al-Aziz Assad got control of the ball when Souad Sadaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abd al-Aziz Assad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Souad Sadaoui in the 91st minute. In the 92nd match minute, Kutztown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amine Bensaoula to maneuver through the defense. Souad Sadaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Abd al-Aziz Assad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abdelhamid Temmam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kutztown fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mandan had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.