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Highlands Ranch
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelaziz Hamdani took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Djamel Gallaire notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Highlands Ranch's Mimoun Hadjadj. Mimoun Hadjadj was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Highlands Ranch's Chakib Raï got a free kick in the 11th minute. Clemente Azeari had great luck who in the 15thth minute grab hold of the ball when Abdelaziz Hamdani from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 18th minute, Madjid Mammeri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Azeari was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Djamel Gallaire sped through Highlands Ranch's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mimoun Hadjadj. After 33 minutes of play, Pembroke Pines's Mokdad Timsit made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mimoun Hadjadj was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Djamel Gallaire put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Mimoun Hadjadj. Pembroke Pines's Clemente Azeari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelaziz Hamdani in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Djamel Gallaire made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Hocine Sadaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mimoun Hadjadj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazhar Haddadj in the 53rd minute of play. Djamel Gallaire scored 1-7 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mimoun Hadjadj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Clemente Azeari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Mammeri in the 57th minute of play. Djamel Gallaires short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Mimoun Hadjadj to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Clemente Azeari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Hamdani in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Highlands Ranch's zone, Abdelnacer Bensaïd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mimoun Hadjadj came out of the goal and Abdelnacer Bensaïd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Highlands Ranch's goal looked a bit too open when Djamel Gallaire came free, but Mimoun Hadjadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clemente Azeari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chakib Raï, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pembroke Pines's Lazhar Haddadj got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazhar Haddadj in the 84th minute of play forced Highlands Ranch's goalkeeper Mimoun Hadjadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abd el Brahimi kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After having played for 86 minutes, Rachid Benzine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pembroke Pines's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Benzine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mokdad Timsit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Highlands Ranch's Hocine Sadaoui got a free kick in the 93rd minute. With his leg Mimoun Hadjadj managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Pembroke Pines's Djamel Gallaire fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Highlands Ranch fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pembroke Pines were clearly better and deserved to take the win.