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Lake Barcroft
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Assia Kerbouche started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustapha Reda Madouni got free with Nordine Zarabi in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Lake Barcroft AFC booed when Ida Grove AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawzi Ramdani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Ferhat Adjani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ida Grove AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lake Barcroft AFC the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Ida Grove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Adjani to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Lake Barcroft AFC's Antoine Said tried to score from far away in the 10th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Mustapha Reda Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Nordine Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustapha Reda Madouni got free with Nordine Zarabi in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ida Grove AFC booed when Lake Barcroft AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liamine Belmadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Abdelhamid Zaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelhani Hadjar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Abdelhani Hadjar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelhani Hadjar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Zaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nordine Zarabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustapha Reda Madouni in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Assia Kerbouche in the 41st minute of play forced Ida Grove AFC's goalkeeper Nordine Zarabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustapha Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ida Grove AFC's Fawzi Ramdani got a free kick in the 44th minute. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Camus was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Lake Barcroft AFC's Abdelhani Hadjar got control of the ball when Abdelhamid Zaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Abdelhani Hadjar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ida Grove AFC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fawzi Ramdani hit a great ball. Nordine Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Assia Kerbouche in the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, Ida Grove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Adjani to maneuver through the defense. Assia Kerbouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nordine Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fawzi Ramdani fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ida Grove AFC's protests and gave Fawzi Ramdani a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ida Grove AFC's Fawzi Ramdani got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nordine Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Assia Kerbouche, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, Ida Grove AFC's Ali Camus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelhani Hadjar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. During the 91st minute of the match Ferhat Adjani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ferhat Adjani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 92nd match minute, Ida Grove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Adjani to maneuver through the defense. Bellemou Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Nordine Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Lake Barcroft AFC's Mustapha Reda Madouni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nordine Zarabi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.