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Cudahy Stadium
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boubekeur Labi kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Mohamed Merah-Benida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hewlett's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Merah-Benida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Semghoun received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ismael Fergani came out and tried to block the shot, but Karim Semghoun slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Cudahy's Nadir Adjani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Nabil in the 17th minute of play. If Amine Nabil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Mohamed Merah-Benida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hewlett's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Merah-Benida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nadir Adjani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amine Nabil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Adjani having to interfere. Mohamed Merah-Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Nadir Adjani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Ismael Fergani managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Cudahy's Amrani Bentifour fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mimoun Ouid Mohand kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Amine Nabil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nadir Adjani was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Nadir Adjani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Nabil in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohamed Merah-Benida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the game, Rabah Chadl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hewlett's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cudahy the free kick. The supporters of Cudahy booed when Hewlett was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rabah Chadl didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Amrani Bentifour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Fergani was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Amine Nabil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadir Adjani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Merah-Benida in the 68th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cudahy's zone, Mohamed Merah-Benida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nadir Adjani came out of the goal and Mohamed Merah-Benida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amine Nabil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Nadir Adjani made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Hewlett's Amine Nabil dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The supporters of Cudahy booed when Hewlett was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. El Saïdi-Sief didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute of the match Mouloud Ahmed shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ismael Fergani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Cudahy booed when Hewlett was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Merah-Benida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hewlett's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.