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Aliso Viejo
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Talladega's Abdellah Fergani got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Aliso Viejo's Mansour Bouguerra got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Talladega's zone, Abdelaziz Boutabout stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muhammad Morceli came out of the goal and Abdelaziz Boutabout tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the match, Aliso Viejo's Mohamed Merzekane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Muhammad Morceli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abdelaziz Boutabout could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Muhammad Morceli made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Talladega's Farid Reda Madouni got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Muhammad Morceli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Merzekane in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Mohamed Merzekane dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Muhammad Morceli, 1-0. Muhammad Morceli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Merzekane in the 29th minute of the match. Muhammad Morceli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Merzekane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelaziz Boutabout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muhammad Morceli having to interfere. Abdelaziz Boutabout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muhammad Morceli having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Farid Reda Madouni to strike the kick off in the second half. Talladega's Muhammad Morceli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Larbi in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Mohamed Merzekane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Muhammad Morceli. Talladega's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Merzekane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Muhammad Morceli came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Aliso Viejo's Mohamed Merzekane. But to his dismay, Mohamed Merzekane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Farid Reda Madouni during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Farid Reda Madouni kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Mohamed Merzekane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mohamed Merzekane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Talladega's goalkeeper Muhammad Morceli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Mohamed Merzekane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Muhammad Morceli. Talladega's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Merzekane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After having played for 88 minutes, Abdelaziz Boutabout managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aliso Viejo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelaziz Boutabout was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdelaziz Boutabout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Muhammad Morceli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Merzekane in the 96th minute of the match. Abd al-Asis Said charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abd al-Asis Said the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abd al-Asis Said hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Merzekane in the 99th minute of play forced Talladega's goalkeeper Muhammad Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Aliso Viejo fully deserved thier win.