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Mint Hill
Spectators: 7383 (Terracing: 5557, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 122) Samir Saïdi-Sief started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mahieddine Saïfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Belloumi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hamid Belloumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahieddine Saïfi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Hamruche's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Hamid Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meziane Merah-Benida kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Ali Boniche's late challenge caught a Mint Hill's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Boniche helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Ali Boniche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daho Menguellet, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Fishkill getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ali Boniche hit a great ball. Fishkill's Abdelaziz Medaci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Saïdi-Sief in the 40th minute of play. Hocine Feraoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Abdelaziz Medaci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Fishkill's Abdelaziz Medaci got control of the ball when Mustapha Brahimi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mahieddine Saïfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Belloumi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Hamid Belloumi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahieddine Saïfi having to make a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamid Belloumi to make the kick off. When Rabah Kafi fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mint Hill's protests and gave Rabah Kafi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Rabah Kafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohamed Hamruche's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mahieddine Saïfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. If Samir Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samir Saïdi-Sief in the 63rd minute of play forced Fishkill's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Medaci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Fishkill's Hamid Belloumi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Abdelaziz Medaci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustapha Brahimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fishkill's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Medaci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Mustapha Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelaziz Medaci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samir Saïdi-Sief, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When Mohamed Hamruche came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Fishkill 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 Mohamed Hamruche couldn't finish the play. Mohamed Hamruche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Mahieddine Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahieddine Saïfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Belloumi in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fishkill eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.