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Stadio Delle Alpi
Spectators: 8597 (Terracing: 6449, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juninho Peixoto started the match with the kick off. 20 minutes into the game, Samir Fahima threw the ball into play from the sideline. JAMHURIYA's Fouad Benflis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. El Benmabrouk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, JAMHURIYA's Mohamed Bouguerra got control of the ball when El Benmabrouk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mohamed Bouguerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by El Benmabrouk in the 26th minute. Michael Björk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Madani during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes The Zebras got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Madani. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chakib Souakri in the 32nd minute of play forced JAMHURIYA's goalkeeper Mohamed Bouguerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind JAMHURIYA's goalkeeper Mohamed Bouguerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mohamed Bouguerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Madani in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Artemio Nikola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JAMHURIYA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Zebras the free kick. A collision led to JAMHURIYA getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Artemio Nikola hit a great ball. After 39 minutes of play JAMHURIYA's Artemio Nikola was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 39 played minutes JAMHURIYA got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Nikola. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chakib Souakri to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chakib Souakri in the 59th minute of play forced JAMHURIYA's goalkeeper Mohamed Bouguerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chakib Souakri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 64 minutes into the match, JAMHURIYA's goal looked a bit too open when Chakib Souakri came free, but Mohamed Bouguerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, El Benmabrouk managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Zebras's supporters rose to their feet, but El Benmabrouk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Bouguerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Krim Moussa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Bouguerra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from El Benmabrouk went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Jussef Ben Adjani made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Yahia Bellemou Messaoud however managed to control. Mohamed Bouguerra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of El Benmabrouk's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Chakib Souakri scored 4-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohamed Bouguerra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Chakib Souakri scored 5-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohamed Bouguerra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chakib Souakri in the 84th minute of play forced JAMHURIYA's goalkeeper Mohamed Bouguerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Zebras's Ferhat Makkeb got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Fuat Gök managed to get in a good position for a shot. JAMHURIYA's supporters rose to their feet, but Fuat Gök was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Björk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Bouguerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chakib Souakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Zebras walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.