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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dscreet Stars's Houari Fanon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Khalida Merzekane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arcola FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khalida Merzekane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tahar Bencheikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthar Gaouaoui in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Arcola FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Lamine Kab to maneuver through the defense. If Kateb Hadjar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Cheb Bouteflika managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dscreet Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Cheb Bouteflika was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Youssef Souakri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Dscreet Stars defense, Ahmed Cavalli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tahar Bencheikh. The Dscreet Stars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tahar Bencheikh should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Arcola FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. René Arrache hit a great ball. Tahar Bencheikh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Brahimi in the 20th minute of play. With 25 minutes on the clock, Abdelaziz Boumedienne commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Dscreet Stars getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Abdelaziz Boumedienne hit a great ball. René Arrache didn't quite understand what happened when in the 27 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Tahar Bencheikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthar Gaouaoui in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthar Gaouaoui in the 33rd minute of play forced Dscreet Stars's goalkeeper Tahar Bencheikh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Houari Fanon 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. The Dscreet Stars fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Dscreet Stars's Houari Fanon 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

The wind increased when Khalida Merzekane made the kick off in the second half. Mustapha Kharroubi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Tahar Bencheikh made a huge save. Tahar Bencheikh made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Mustapha Kharroubi sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Anthar Gaouaoui had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tahar Bencheikh. Dscreet Stars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anthar Gaouaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 67 minutes into the game, Hamid Bitat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dscreet Stars's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arcola FC the free kick. Hamid Bitat hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Tahar Bencheikh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalida Merzekane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Houari Fanon took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Youssef Souakri. Youssef Souakri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After a rather tough play, Dscreet Stars's Houari Fanon got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Houari Fanon made a precise shot to the right of Youssef Souakri. Arcola FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After 92 played minutes Arcola FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Cavalli. Arcola FC's Mustapha Kharroubi pulled a muscle in his leg after 96 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cheb Bouteflika during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 97th match minute, Dscreet Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Bouteflika to maneuver through the defense. Dscreet Stars were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Arcola FC for a fine match.