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North Decatur
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Assia Kerbouche kicked off to start the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Mustapha Reda Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lake Barcroft AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mustapha Reda Madouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mustapha Reda Madouni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Feraoun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mustapha Reda Madouni's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Mustapha Reda Madouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Feraoun having to interfere. Assia Kerbouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Mohamed Feraoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Mohamed Bezzaz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abdelhani Hadjar, 1-0. Mohamed Bezzaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Mustapha Reda Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lake Barcroft AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mustapha Reda Madouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Feraoun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Lake Barcroft AFC's Mustapha Reda Madouni in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye North Decatur AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in North Decatur AFC's zone, Assia Kerbouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Feraoun came out of the goal and Assia Kerbouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mustapha Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Feraoun 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 35th minute. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Mustapha Reda Madouni put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mohamed Feraoun. Assia Kerbouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Feraoun having to interfere. Mohamed Feraoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Reda Madouni in the 42nd minute of play. Abdelhani Hadjar made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Abdel Hamid Dib sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdel Hamid Dib stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abdel Hamid Dib fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhani Hadjar having to interfere. After having played for 54 minutes, Abdel Hamid Dib managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Decatur AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdel Hamid Dib was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohamed Feraoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Assia Kerbouche in the 57th minute of play. Mohamed Feraoun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Assia Kerbouche's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Abdel Hamid Dib 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. In the 81st minute, Mustapha Reda Madouni 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. Mustapha Reda Madouni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamed Feraoun having to make a save. Assia Kerbouche blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamed Feraoun having to make a save. After 89 played minutes Lake Barcroft AFC got a freekick which was hit by Bellemou Saïdi-Sief. Abdelhani Hadjar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdel Hamid Dib, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mohamed Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.