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Pearl River
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) Hamid Drioueche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th match minute, Port Jervis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelkader Lacen to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute, Ahmed Souakri 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Ahmed Souakri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pearl River FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Souakri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yasmina El-Kenz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th match minute, Pearl River FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lili Guendouz to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute of the match Mourad Matmour shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menad Karim Belkassem showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Menad Karim Belkassem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Aarache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Madjer kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Ahmed Aarache scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Menad Karim Belkassem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Mourad Benchenaa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Pearl River FC's Menad Karim Belkassem. Menad Karim Belkassem was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ahmed Souakri struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Yasmina El-Kenz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pearl River FC. The supporters of Port Jervis booed when Pearl River FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lili Guendouz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pearl River FC's Menad Karim Belkassem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Aarache in the 37th minute of play. If Ahmed Aarache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Port Jervis's Yasmina El-Kenz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Port Jervis from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmed Souakri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Pearl River FC's Hamid Drioueche made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yasmina El-Kenz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Ahmed Souakri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yasmina El-Kenz was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Yasmina El-Kenz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Souakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Menad Karim Belkassem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Benchenaa in the 66th minute of the match. Ahmed Souakri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Port Jervis's Yasmina El-Kenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Drioueche in the 78th minute of play. Mouloud Ahmed was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 81 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, one of Pearl River FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pearl River FC. Ahmed Aarache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Mourad Benchenaa took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Menad Karim Belkassem to make any attempt to save it. If Hamid Drioueche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Port Jervis eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.