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Sodus Stadium
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hakim Kouici kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Rafik Zemmamouche notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sodus's Yacine Abdessalam. Yacine Abdessalam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamel Assad in the 8th minute of play forced Sodus's goalkeeper Yacine Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yacine Abdessalam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamel Assad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kamel Assad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Sodus's goal looked a bit too open when Kamel Assad came free, but Yacine Abdessalam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafik Zemmamouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yacine Abdessalam having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamel Assad in the 25th minute of play forced Sodus's goalkeeper Yacine Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Hakim Kouici 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. Kamel Assad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yacine Abdessalam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Nassim Mehenni made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Lili Belkacem sent off a good shot on target. Hakim Kouici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Nassim Mehenni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kamel Assad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lili Belkacem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frantz Ihidjaten charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frantz Ihidjaten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelaziz Ouyahia during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Abdelaziz Ouyahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Abdelaziz Ouyahia 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. Rafik Zemmamouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yacine Abdessalam having to interfere. Yacine Abdessalam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafik Zemmamouche in the 69th minute. Iowa's Nassim Mehenni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakim Kouici in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Rafik Zemmamouche 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. When Sodus's Hakim Kouici in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iowa's goalie prevented a goal. Rafik Zemmamouche took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yacine Abdessalam. Yacine Abdessalam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Yacine Abdessalam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafik Zemmamouche, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Iowa's Farès Lelouch got a free kick in the 89th minute. Iowa's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.