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North Royalton
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Karim Macias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boyertown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Royalton FC the free kick. Karim Macias hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Ahmed Boutabout was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Jean-Michel Merbah capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jean-Michel Merbah really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Jean-Michel Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ahmed Boutabout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, North Royalton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Nasri came free, but Daniel Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Brahmi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmed Nasri's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, North Royalton FC's Ferhat Said got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22ndth minute of the game Lounès Feraoun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Boyertown's Ahmed Boutabout was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lounès Feraoun in the 23rd minute of play forced Boyertown's goalkeeper Ahmed Boutabout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Jean-Michel Merbah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Royalton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean-Michel Merbah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lounès Feraoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ahmed Boutabout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Daniel Brahmi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Boyertown's goalkeeper Ahmed Boutabout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean-Michel Merbah. 47 minutes into the game, Jean-Michel Merbah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ahmed Boutabout was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lounès Feraoun to make the kick off. The supporters of North Royalton FC booed when Boyertown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Cohen didn't get a good kick on the ball. North Royalton FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ahmed Nasri 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. If Jean-Michel Merbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Boutabout didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Michel Merbah went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Ahmed Boutabout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lounès Feraoun in the 68th minute of play. If Jean-Michel Merbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lounès Feraoun in the 73rd minute of play forced Boyertown's goalkeeper Ahmed Boutabout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Michel Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ahmed Boutabout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. North Royalton FC's Lounès Feraoun got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cheb Madjer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Brahmi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Ahmed Boutabout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lounès Feraoun in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Boyertown booed when North Royalton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nassim Amara didn't get a good kick on the ball. North Royalton FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.