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Cottleville Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdelhamid Zidān kicked off to start the match. Antoine Zidane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Saïfi in the 3rd minute of the match. Mehdi Zahouania fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Karim Boutabout having to interfere. A collision led to Cottleville getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rabah Hamid Brahima hit a great ball. Mehdi Meniri hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Saïfi in the 15th minute of play forced Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Antoine Zidane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehdi Meniri hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Cottleville's Abdel Karim Boutabout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelhamid Zidān in the 27th minute of play. When Mehdi Meniri fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velez Sarsfield's protests and gave Mehdi Meniri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Velez Sarsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Meniri to maneuver through the defense. Velez Sarsfield's Mehdi Meniri got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Mehdi Meniri off the ground. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Mehdi Meniri got a free kick in the 45th minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tayeb Saïfi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Cheb Mammeri got a free kick in the 51st minute. Antoine Zidane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tayeb Saïfi, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Abdelhamid Zidān got a free kick in the 58th minute. 64 minutes into the game, Tayeb Saïfi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Antoine Zidane was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Bey during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Cottleville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Bey to maneuver through the defense. Camel Sadmi came free in the 70th minute and tried to tip the ball over Abdel Karim Boutabout, but to the joy of Cottleville's supporters the ball went over. Antoine Zidane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tayeb Saïfi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Camel Sadmi didn't quite understand what happened when in the 96 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Velez Sarsfield's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.