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Cocoa West Park
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Djamel Piaf's late challenge caught a Cocoa West's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Djamel Piaf helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Portola FC's Djamel Piaf got a free kick in the 5th minute. Khair ad-Din Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khair ad-Din Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Mohammed Larbi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Aït Salem was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 14th minute Khair ad-Din Oussalah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Aït Salem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Fanon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hicham Merah-Benida in the 19th minute of play. When Djamel Piaf was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 19 minutes had been played. In the 20th match minute, Portola FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djamel Piaf to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Portola FC's goalkeeper Robert Fanon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fateh Temmam. Khair ad-Din Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rabah Aït Salem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yahia Boutabout, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Khair ad-Din Oussalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Rabah Aït Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fateh Temmam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Robert Fanon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Robert Fanon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

If Hicham Merah-Benida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Portola FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Kateb Fellahi hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Portola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fateh Temmam came free, but Robert Fanon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 64 minutes, Fateh Temmam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cocoa West's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fateh Temmam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Cocoa West's goalkeeper Rabah Aït Salem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khair ad-Din Oussalah. Fateh Temmam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Robert Fanon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khair ad-Din Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cocoa West's Rabah Aït Salem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Cocoa West from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the match, Yahia Boutabout sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Rabah Aït Salem threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Yahia Boutabout this time. Portola FC's Khair ad-Din Oussalah got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Cocoa West's goalkeeper Rabah Aït Salem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khair ad-Din Oussalah. In the 93rd minute, Khair ad-Din Oussalah 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. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.