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Progress
Spectators: 8425 (Terracing: 6319, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Ben Mimoun got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larbi Saïd-Guerni in the 3rd minute of play forced Progress's goalkeeper Rachid Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Ben Mimoun in the 6th minute of play forced Progress's goalkeeper Rachid Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Progress's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Azzizi-Kettab came free, but Rachid Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Baptiste Ouyahia hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Larbi Saïd-Guerni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rachid Cherrad. Progress's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Larbi Saïd-Guerni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Azzizi-Kettab in the 24th minute of play forced Progress's goalkeeper Rachid Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Larbi Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rachid Cherrad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Azzizi-Kettab in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd match minute, Progress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sid Bencherif to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Cherrad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Ben Mimoun in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute Larbi Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Larbi Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Mohamed Ben Mimoun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Progress's goal looked a bit too open when Larbi Saïd-Guerni came free, but Rachid Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Ben Mimoun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Ben Mimoun in the 44th minute of play forced Progress's goalkeeper Rachid Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of GOLOLA FC booed when Progress was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sid Bencherif didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 51st minute Hamid Azzizi-Kettab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half GOLOLA FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jean-Baptiste Ouyahia made the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Ben Mimoun received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rachid Cherrad came out and tried to block the shot, but Mohamed Ben Mimoun slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 56th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abd el Matmour got free with Rachid Cherrad in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute GOLOLA FC were awarded a corner. Madjid Diss went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to GOLOLA FC's Abdelmalek Bruel getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Hamid Brahimi fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Progress's protests and gave Hamid Brahimi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th match minute, Progress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Brahimi to maneuver through the defense. Larbi Saïd-Guerni in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rachid Cherrad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice moves Larbi Saïd-Guerni could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Rachid Cherrad however easily saved by the left post. After 91 played minutes Progress got a freekick which was hit by Mehdi Bensaoula. The supporters of Progress booed when GOLOLA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamid Azzizi-Kettab didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rachid Cherrad made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Larbi Saïd-Guerni sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Larbi Saïd-Guerni got free with Rachid Cherrad in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over GOLOLA FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Progress throughout the match.