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Pembroke Pines
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 2 minutes, Bendjedid Louahla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dowagiac and the Pembroke Pines players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Dowagiac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bendjedid Louahla to maneuver through the defense. After 3 played minutes Dowagiac got a freekick which was hit by Fodil Bedjaoui. 16 minutes into the match, Souad Fellahi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pembroke Pines's Clemente Azeari. Clemente Azeari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Dowagiac's zone, Lazhar Haddadj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelhani Bahari came out of the goal and Lazhar Haddadj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Djamel Gallaires short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Abdelhani Bahari to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fodil Bedjaoui charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fodil Bedjaoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fodil Bedjaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dowagiac's Mohamed Boniche got a free kick in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes, Farid Massi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dowagiac and the Pembroke Pines players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Dowagiac got a freekick which was hit by Farid Massi. Mohamed Boniche hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Dowagiac's goal looked a bit too open when Djamel Gallaire came free, but Abdelhani Bahari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mokdad Timsit got free with Abdelhani Bahari in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clemente Azeari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souad Fellahi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mokdad Timsit fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pembroke Pines's protests and gave Mokdad Timsit a yellow card for diving instead. If Djamel Gallaire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farid Massi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Dowagiac's zone, Mokdad Timsit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelhani Bahari came out of the goal and Mokdad Timsit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Dowagiac's Fodil Bedjaoui got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bendjedid Louahla was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Djamel Gallaire in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelhani Bahari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Fodil Bedjaoui took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Clemente Azeari to make any attempt to save it. 63 minutes into the match, Pembroke Pines's goalkeeper Clemente Azeari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bendjedid Louahla. In the 65thth minute of the game Bendjedid Louahla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pembroke Pines's Clemente Azeari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Djamel Gallaire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdelhani Bahari was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lazhar Haddadj during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st match minute, Pembroke Pines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lazhar Haddadj to maneuver through the defense. Abdelhani Bahari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamel Gallaire in the 77th minute of play. Abdelhani Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazhar Haddadj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelhani Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Gallaire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Boniche kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. A collision led to Dowagiac getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Fodil Bedjaoui hit a great ball. Although Pembroke Pines had been in control for most of the match, Dowagiac still came away with the win.