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Kermit Stadium
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tedj Mehenni took the kick off in the first half of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kermit FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! Kermit FC:s Abdel Karim Bencherif showed great skill when he stopped Karim Madani:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Ali Benzine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loogootee's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Benzine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Karim Bencherif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ali Benzine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Karim Bencherif having to interfere. Ali Benzine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Abdel Karim Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Rachid Hemdani took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Yacine Larfaoui to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Antoine Hadjar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yacine Larfaoui was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, Mehdi Fari notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kermit FC's Abdel Karim Bencherif. Abdel Karim Bencherif was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Mehdi Fari made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Mehenni in the 52nd minute of play forced Loogootee's goalkeeper Yacine Larfaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Hemdani charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachid Hemdani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes Kermit FC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Hemdani. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ali Benzine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loogootee's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Benzine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Karim Bencherif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 57 played minutes Kermit FC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Hemdani. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehdi Fari in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdel Karim Bencherif saved Kermit FC from getting behind. Yacine Larfaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedj Mehenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Hemdani in the 64th minute of play forced Loogootee's goalkeeper Yacine Larfaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Loogootee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Chebal to maneuver through the defense. Mehdi Fari in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abdel Karim Bencherif, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 71st minute Lounès Makkeb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yacine Larfaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Loogootee's Yacine Larfaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Mehenni in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th match minute, Kermit FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Youssef Bourebbou to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute Lounès Makkeb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yacine Larfaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yacine Larfaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Mehenni in the 81st minute of play. Yacine Larfaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lounès Makkeb in the 82nd minute of play. If Ali Benzine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loogootee's Jean-Baptiste Seghiri suffered a sore thigh after 89 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Lounès Makkeb's late challenge caught a Loogootee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lounès Makkeb helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st minute, Ali Benzine 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. Yacine Larfaoui didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rachid Hemdani went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kermit FC had won after a very even match.