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West St. Paul Park
Spectators: 9252 (Terracing: 6940, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) 5 minutes into the match, Fútbol Club Barcelona's goalkeeper Abdelkader Hamdoud had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khalida Bruel. After 11 played minutes Fútbol Club Barcelona got a freekick which was hit by Halim Medjoudj. Abdelkader Hamdoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chadli Belmadi in the 14th minute of play. When Djabir Madouni fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fútbol Club Barcelona's protests and gave Djabir Madouni a yellow card for diving instead. Djabir Madouni hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Charles Louahla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fútbol Club Barcelona's Daniel Kaczeniak was substituted for Halim Medjoudj. El Bitat charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed El Bitat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, West St. Paul AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by El Bitat to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th match minute, Fútbol Club Barcelona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djabir Madouni to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khalida Bruel got free with Abdelkader Hamdoud in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camel Djebbour got free with Abdelkader Hamdoud in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44thth minute of the game Konstantin Kochkarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fútbol Club Barcelona's Abdelkader Hamdoud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When El Bitat was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. The supporters of Fútbol Club Barcelona booed when West St. Paul AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. El Bitat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Fútbol Club Barcelona were leading 0-1. 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 Khalida Bruel to make the kick off. Michal Zajac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelkader Hamdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalida Bruel in the 56th minute of the match. Fútbol Club Barcelona's Abdelkader Hamdoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalida Bruel in the 57th minute of play. After 64 played minutes Fútbol Club Barcelona got a freekick which was hit by Lounès Amri. 65 minutes into the match, West St. Paul AFC's goalkeeper René Ulansi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charles Louahla. Ismael Feraoun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelkader Hamdoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ghazi in the 71st minute of play. West St. Paul AFC's René Ulansi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save West St. Paul AFC from getting a goal against them. Ismael Feraoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Abdelkader Hamdoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute there was a penalty for West St. Paul AFC. Konstantin Kochkarov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abdelkader Hamdoud. 1-1. 81 minutes in the game Camel Djebbour did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ismael Feraoun. In the 91st minute West St. Paul AFC were awarded a corner. Konstantin Kochkarov went to the cornerflag to take it. If Charles Louahla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camel Djebbour during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fútbol Club Barcelona getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Michal Zajac hit a great ball. In the 99th minute of the match Konstantin Kochkarov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelkader Hamdoud showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.