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Hillcrest Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Matias Mendiko made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Nasreddine Madani 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. Matias Mendiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mohammad Hanin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Farid Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mebarek N'Soumer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheikha Badis in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Hillcrest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheikha Badis to maneuver through the defense. The Drew fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Drew's Matias Mendiko looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nasreddine Madani in the 25th minute of play forced Drew's goalkeeper Mebarek N'Soumer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Hillcrest's Nasreddine Madani made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mebarek N'Soumer was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30th match minute, Drew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sid Reda Madouni to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Hillcrest's François Larbi got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Chadli Menad didn't quite understand what happened when in the 34 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After 35 played minutes Hillcrest got a freekick which was hit by Amar Yacine. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farid Bezzaz in the 36th minute of play forced Hillcrest's goalkeeper Mohammad Hanin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Drew's Mebarek N'Soumer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheikha Badis in the 40th minute of play. Farid Bezzaz 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cheikha Badis was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Drew's goal looked a bit too open when Cheikha Madjer came free, but Mebarek N'Soumer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Mendiko in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohammad Hanin saved Hillcrest from getting behind. Houari Sennaoui's late challenge caught a Drew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Houari Sennaoui helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hillcrest fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! Chadli Menad shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When Cheikha Madjer fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hillcrest's protests and gave Cheikha Madjer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hillcrest's Cheikha Madjer got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Farid Bezzaz 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 66th match minute, Hillcrest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheikha Madjer to maneuver through the defense. Farid Bezzaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Mohammad Hanin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Matias Mendiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Farid Bezzaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Mohammad Hanin made a huge save. Matias Mendiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Farid Bezzaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Drew's supporters rose to their feet, but Farid Bezzaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammad Hanin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Cheikha Madjer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nasreddine Madani's late challenge caught a Drew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nasreddine Madani helped the player get up and apologised. Nasreddine Madani kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Hillcrest support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.