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Burleson Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Belaid Zitouni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cherif Khalef. Newburg AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Belaid Zitouni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Karim Belkheir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Burleson FC's Yazid Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khair ad-Din El-Hadi in the 11th minute of play. Newburg AFC's Cherif Khalef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Houari Akrour in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Newburg AFC's Ferhat Medjoudj got a free kick in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khair ad-Din El-Hadi in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yazid Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Burleson FC's Yazid Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khair ad-Din El-Hadi in the 20th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Newburg AFC's zone, Karim Belkheir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cherif Khalef came out of the goal and Karim Belkheir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khair ad-Din El-Hadi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yazid Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Karim Belkheir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Khair ad-Din El-Hadi 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 38th minute, Yazid Merbah 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. Karim Belkheir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Newburg AFC's Ferhat Medjoudj got a free kick in the 41st minute. Yazid Mansouri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Merbah, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After having played for 51 minutes, Ahmed Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burleson FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Belkheir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Cherif Khalef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Belkheir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cherif Khalef having to interfere. Cherif Khalef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Houari Akrour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yazid Mansouri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khair ad-Din El-Hadi in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khair ad-Din El-Hadi got free with Yazid Mansouri in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karim Belkheir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Merbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Yazid Merbah came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Newburg AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yazid Merbah couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Burleson FC fully deserved thier win.