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Capital One Areana
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 3) Knodi Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Madjid Cohen-Tannoudji, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Warwick United booed when Emerson was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Saïfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Madjid Cohen-Tannoudji blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Knodi Said having to make a save. FC Warwick United's Salah Bezzaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Bezzaz in the 14th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, FC Warwick United's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Bezzaz came free, but Salah Bezzaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 23 minutes, Tayeb Sakhri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Emerson's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tayeb Sakhri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Warwick United's Salah Bezzaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayeb Sakhri in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Emerson's Mohamed Saïfi got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Halim Azzizi-Kettab got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Salah Bezzaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Bezzaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Ali Bezzaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salah Bezzaz was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Ali Bezzaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Salah Bezzaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ali Bezzaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salah Bezzaz was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Madjid Cohen-Tannoudji to make the kick off. Salah Bezzaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thelma Hamdoud in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Warwick United's goalkeeper Salah Bezzaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to FC Warwick United getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rachid Matmour hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, Emerson was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Saïfi to maneuver through the defense. Tayeb Sakhris short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Salah Bezzaz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Halim Azzizi-Kettab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Tayeb Sakhri notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Warwick United's Salah Bezzaz. Salah Bezzaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 93rd minute, Halim Azzizi-Kettab 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. 94 minutes into the game, Hamid Djebar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Emerson's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Warwick United the free kick. Hamid Djebar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The FC Warwick United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Emerson's performance. The match ended with a win for Emerson.