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Mandex Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Youssef Mansouri kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Toppenish FC's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine el Ibrahimi came free, but Chaba Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkader Saci in the 8th minute of play forced Mandex FC's goalkeeper Mansour Bensaoula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faouzi Sifi charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faouzi Sifi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Faouzi Sifi kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Mandex FC's Mansour Bensaoula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youssef Mansouri in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Rachid Baroudi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mandex FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Baroudi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chaba Khelaifia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chaba Khelaifia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine el Ibrahimi in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noureddine el Ibrahimi got free with Chaba Khelaifia in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute, Ferhat Benarbia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mansour Bensaoula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youssef Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 29th minute, Rachid Baroudi 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 audience was convinced that Rachid Baroudi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaba Khelaifia was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. If Noureddine el Ibrahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noureddine el Ibrahimi charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noureddine el Ibrahimi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mandex FC's Noureddine el Ibrahimi got a free kick in the 34th minute. Mansour Bensaoula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelkader Saci in the 42nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Youssef Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toppenish FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Youssef Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mansour Bensaoula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Toppenish FC's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine el Ibrahimi came free, but Chaba Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Abdelkader Saci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 51st minute, Rachid Baroudi 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 53rd minute, Youssef Mansouri 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 55th minute, Noureddine el Ibrahimi made a precise shot to the right of Chaba Khelaifia. Toppenish FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 60th minute, Noureddine el Ibrahimi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chaba Khelaifia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Chaba Khelaifia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine el Ibrahimi in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Toppenish FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ferhat Benarbia hit a great ball. Chaba Khelaifia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine el Ibrahimi in the 69th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rachid Baroudi in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chaba Khelaifia saved Toppenish FC from getting behind. After 76 played minutes Toppenish FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferhat Benarbia. After 77 played minutes, Mandex FC's Slimane Benhamou shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chaba Khelaifia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mandex FC reached it. Youssef Mansouri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Mansour Bensaoula made a huge save. After having played for 80 minutes, Youssef Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toppenish FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Youssef Mansouri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Abdelkader Saci 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. Chaba Khelaifia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Baroudi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Noureddine el Ibrahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Chaba Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Noureddine el Ibrahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chaba Khelaifia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Baroudi, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Noureddine el Ibrahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toppenish FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.