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Beckett Ridge Stadiu
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mansour Bey got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Beckett Ridge got a freekick which was hit by Frantz Soltani. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Beckett Ridge:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Asma FC:s goal. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Asma FC. Rachid Baba Ali Hasni stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tedj Merbah. 0-1. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Asma FC's goalkeeper Halim Bruel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hakim Hasni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Merbah having to interfere. Tedj Merbah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madjid Boulahfane, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Madjid Boulahfane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Tedj Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillaume Laurent Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Madjid Boulahfane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asma FC's Halim Bruel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Asma FC from getting a goal against them. If Hakim Hasni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Hakim Hasni made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Beckett Ridge's Tedj Merbah got control of the ball when Madjid Boulahfane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Madjid Boulahfane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Asma FC booed when Beckett Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fateh Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hakim Hasni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Tedj Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Asma FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mansour Bey came free, but Halim Bruel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tedj Merbah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakim Hasni in the 78th minute of the match. Nasreddine Deghmani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mansour Bey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Halim Bruel was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Frantz Soltani's late challenge caught a Asma FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frantz Soltani helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Asma FC. Rachid Baba Ali Hasni stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tedj Merbah. 0-2. The supporters of Asma FC booed when Beckett Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansour Bey didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Asma FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Beckett Ridge throughout the match.