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Pierre Part
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nabil Belkheir kicked off to start the match. The supporters of West Frankfort booed when Pierre Part AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abd al-Asis Mérah-Benida didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Pierre Part AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Lacen came free, but Krim Kourichi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ismaël Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, West Frankfort's Hamid Massi got a free kick in the 21st minute. Salim Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Krim Kourichi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nabil Belkheir came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the West Frankfort 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 Nabil Belkheir couldn't finish the play. If Salim Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abd al-Asis Mérah-Benida hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. West Frankfort's Nabil Belkheir got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismaël Zeghdoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yacine Said having to interfere. Yacine Said showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismaël Zeghdoud in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, West Frankfort was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abderrahmane Hima to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in West Frankfort's zone, Gilles Nabil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yacine Said came out of the goal and Gilles Nabil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the match, West Frankfort's goal looked a bit too open when Ismaël Zeghdoud came free, but Yacine Said reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Ismaël Zeghdoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pierre Part AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismaël Zeghdoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismaël Zeghdoud was the one to do the kick off. Pierre Part AFC's Krim Kourichi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nabil Belkheir in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Hamid Massi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nabil Belkheir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salim Lacen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krim Kourichi having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abd al-Asis Mérah-Benida during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th minute, Abd al-Asis Mérah-Benida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Salim Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Nabil Belkheir managed to get in a good position for a shot. West Frankfort's supporters rose to their feet, but Nabil Belkheir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Krim Kourichi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilles Nabil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yacine Said stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilles Nabil's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Krim Kourichi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nabil Belkheir showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 90 minute of play. Hamid Massi charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamid Massi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, West Frankfort was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Massi to maneuver through the defense. West Frankfort's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.