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Senatobia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bellemou Kheyari started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Senatobia defense, Kader Maroc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Youssef Bezzaz. The Senatobia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Youssef Bezzaz should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute, Bellemou Kheyari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Youssef Bezzaz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 15th minute of the match Hamid Larbi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Youssef Bezzaz skillfully saved the ball. Manhasset Hills's Mohamed Amirouche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Manhasset Hills from getting a goal against them. Smail Bougherra hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Salah Messaoudi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 28th playminute. Youssef Bezzaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Gallaire in the 37th minute of the match. Hicham Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Amirouche having to interfere. Salah Messaoudi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohamed Amirouche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Daho Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Amirouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salah Messaoudi in the 46th minute of play. Amar Kerkar charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amar Kerkar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manhasset Hills booed when Senatobia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amar Kerkar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Manhasset Hills were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Salah Messaoudi to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Amar Kerkar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Senatobia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Kerkar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rachid Dahleb was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 57 minutes into the match. Rachid Dahleb kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Hamid Larbi 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. Youssef Bezzaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Kader, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Daho Bouzid 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. In the 65th match minute, Manhasset Hills was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tedj Cherrad to maneuver through the defense. Hamid Kader kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Mohamed Amirouche stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salah Messaoudi's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Salah Messaoudi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Senatobia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Youssef Bezzaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tayeb Gallaire in the 75th minute. If Rachid Firoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 79th minute, Salah Messaoudi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohamed Amirouche was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Mohamed Amirouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salah Messaoudi in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kader Maroc got free with Youssef Bezzaz in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daho Bouzid struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mohamed Amirouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Senatobia. After 92 minutes, Tedj Cherrad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manhasset Hills and the Senatobia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Senatobia booed when Manhasset Hills was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tedj Cherrad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Senatobia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salah Messaoudi to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Senatobia fully deserved thier win.