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The Pinery
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) Noureddine Amirouche started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, The Pinery's Rabah Moussa got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Amirouche in the 8th minute of play forced The Pinery's goalkeeper Djabir Benhabiles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djabir Benhabiles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Zaaboub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karim Zaaboub 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Ben Hamouda during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mohamed Ben Hamouda hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 21st minute by Youssef Ouadah got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Djabir Benhabiles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Zaaboub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Youssef Ouadah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sterling's goalkeeper Faouzi Madjer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hamid Bencherif hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Noureddine Amirouche took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Djabir Benhabiles. Djabir Benhabiles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Youssef Ouadah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Sterling's Faouzi Madjer got control of the ball when Rabah Moussa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Noureddine Amirouche in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Djabir Benhabiles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 44 minutes, Hamid Bilal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Pinery and the Sterling players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, one of The Pinery:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Pinery. After the first half Sterling were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Youssef Ouadah to make the kick off. Chaba Aït Salem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Djabir Benhabiles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sterling getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Muhammad Iles hit a great ball. Rabah Moussa scored 2-2 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Faouzi Madjer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kassel Bentaala hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, The Pinery's Ali Reda Madouni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Rabah Moussa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Madjer having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Hamid Bencherif was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sterling's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Pinery the free kick. A collision led to Sterling getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Hamid Bencherif hit a great ball. Ali Reda Madouni took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Faouzi Madjer. Sterling's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Rabah Moussa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Faouzi Madjer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Youssef Ouadah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Madjer having to interfere. The Pinery's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.