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Ben Avon
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) Karim Belmadi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Madjid Soltani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Belmadi in the 3rd minute of play. Karim Belmadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Madjid Soltani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Douibi in the 9th minute of play forced FC barcelona's goalkeeper Madjid Soltani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madjid Soltani came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Helena Valley Southeast FC's Cheb Douibi. But to his dismay, Cheb Douibi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Farid Lamine Kab kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, FC barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Belmadi came free, but Madjid Soltani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Cheb Douibi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Madjid Soltani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Abdelhamid Bruel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Belmadi in the 28th minute of play forced FC barcelona's goalkeeper Madjid Soltani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fadhil Saïdi-Sief got free with Abdellah Medjadi Zerguelaine in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cheb Douibi struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Madjid Soltani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Helena Valley Southeast FC. 36 minutes into the match, Karim Belmadi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Madjid Soltani. FC barcelona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karim Belmadi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferhat Khalef during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 41 played minutes Helena Valley Southeast FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferhat Khalef. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelhamid Bruel was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Helena Valley Southeast FC's Karim Belmadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Madjid Soltani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abdellah Medjadi Zerguelaine came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by FC barcelona's Alain Raho. But to his dismay, Alain Raho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 63rd match minute, Helena Valley Southeast FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Khalef to maneuver through the defense. Abd al-Asis Zidān was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 64th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Karim Belmadi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Madjid Soltani having to make a save. Madjid Soltani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferhat Khalef, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 71 minutes into the game, Ferhat Khalef recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Madjid Soltani. Ferhat Khalef showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Cheb Douibi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helena Valley Southeast FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cheb Douibi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Madjid Soltani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 76th minute of the match Ferhat Khalef completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ferhat Khalef a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 77th minute, Ferhat Khalef hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC barcelona getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Alain Raho hit a great ball. Abdellah Medjadi Zerguelaine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fadhil Saïdi-Sief, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farid Lamine Kab's late challenge caught a Helena Valley Southeast FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Farid Lamine Kab helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Farid Lamine Kab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Abdelhamid Bruel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the game, Fadhil Saïdi-Sief cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Abdellah Medjadi Zerguelaine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The FC barcelona fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Helena Valley Southeast FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.