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Sierra Madre Stadium
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rachid Baba Ali Mimoun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Boubekeur Cixous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abderaouf Benyamina, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Farès Zarabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boubekeur Cixous having to interfere. Farès Zarabi took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boubekeur Cixous. Boubekeur Cixous dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 25 minutes into the match, Farès Zarabi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boubekeur Cixous. Sierra Madre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Farès Zarabi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sierra Madre's Boubekeur Cixous played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farès Zarabi in the 30th minute of play. Boubekeur Cixous showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abderaouf Benyamina in the 31st minute of the match. Farès Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Boubekeur Cixous tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boubekeur Cixous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abderaouf Benyamina, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Boubekeur Cixous showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abderaouf Benyamina in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, East Northport FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mimoun Raho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 38th match minute, East Northport FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mounir Larfaoui to maneuver through the defense. If Mimoun Raho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th match minute, East Northport FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Boutella to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in East Northport FC's zone, Mimoun Raho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hocine Boulmerka came out of the goal and Mimoun Raho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abderaouf Benyamina was the one to do the kick off. Mimoun Raho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Hocine Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hocine Boulmerka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rachid Baba Ali Mimoun's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Farès Zarabi got free with Boubekeur Cixous in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 66 minutes, Mounir Larfaoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the East Northport FC and the Sierra Madre players grew even worse after the yellow card. Farès Zarabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boubekeur Cixous having to interfere. Farès Zarabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boubekeur Cixous having to interfere. A collision led to Sierra Madre getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Smail Aribi hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Farès Zarabi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Sierra Madre's Boubekeur Cixous. Boubekeur Cixous was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abderaouf Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Boubekeur Cixous tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boubekeur Cixous made an important save on a dangerous shot by Farès Zarabi in the 96th minute. In the 98th match minute, East Northport FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Boutella to maneuver through the defense. In the 99th minute Mimoun Raho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hocine Boulmerka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. East Northport FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.