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Struthers Park
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Olyphant AFC's zone, Ahmed Merah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Djabir Khalef came out of the goal and Ahmed Merah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmed Merah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Djabir Khalef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Struthers's Abdelmalek Kharroubi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Radjef in the 15th minute of play. Olyphant AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Ahmed Merah scored to the left of an out of position Djabir Khalef, making the score, 1-0. Knodi Mammeri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Djabir Khalef read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. In the 29th minute, Knodi Mammeri got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Djabir Khalef made an important save on a dangerous shot by Knodi Mammeri in the 32nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olyphant AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! Hakim Abdi placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Knodi Mammeri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Djabir Khalef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Jussef Radjef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelmalek Kharroubi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Knodi Mammeri made a kick off. Djabir Khalef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Merah in the 52nd minute of the match. Knodi Mammeri might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Djabir Khalef. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Knodi Mammeri ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelaziz Benhamou in the 58th minute of play forced Struthers's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Kharroubi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Fateh Asma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Struthers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olyphant AFC the free kick. With a little luck, Struthers's Abdelmalek Kharroubi got control of the ball when Cheb Zarabi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Knodi Mammeri scored 2-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Djabir Khalef, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Abdelmalek Kharroubi made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Jussef Radjef sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jussef Radjef got free with Abdelmalek Kharroubi in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 87 minutes, Knodi Mammeri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Struthers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Knodi Mammeri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Knodi Mammeri struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Djabir Khalef didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Struthers. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Struthers had played much better football throughout.