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Cimarron Hills Stadi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abd al-Asis Bella started the match with the kick off. Bladensburg's Manuel da Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Abbas in the 4th minute of play. When Hamid Belloumi fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bladensburg's protests and gave Hamid Belloumi a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Bladensburg got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Belloumi. With his leg Manuel da Fonseca managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Cimarron Hills FC's Mahieddine Chebal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Manuel da Fonseca made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Mahieddine Chebal sent off a good shot on target. Abd al-Asis Bella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mohammed Doutté tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rabah Abbas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Manuel da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cimarron Hills FC's Mohammed Doutté played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Madjer in the 28th minute of play. When Mehdi Madjer came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Bladensburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mehdi Madjer couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Cimarron Hills FC's Manuel da Fonseca threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rabah Abbas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 35th minute, Abd al-Asis Bella 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. Abd al-Asis Bella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

53 minutes into the match, Mehdi Madjer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohammed Doutté. Cimarron Hills FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mehdi Madjer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 56 minutes into the game, one of Bladensburg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tedj Djaout walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Abbas in the 60th minute of play forced Bladensburg's goalkeeper Manuel da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abd al-Asis Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammed Doutté having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cimarron Hills FC's zone, Abd al-Asis Bella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohammed Doutté came out of the goal and Abd al-Asis Bella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cimarron Hills FC's Karim Mazzid got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Karim Mazzid off the ground. In the 72nd match minute, Cimarron Hills FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Mazzid to maneuver through the defense. Cimarron Hills FC's Mohammed Doutté proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Cimarron Hills FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Mehdi Madjer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bladensburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehdi Madjer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammed Doutté breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th match minute, Cimarron Hills FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Abbas to maneuver through the defense. Bladensburg's Mehdi Madjer got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Abd al-Asis Bella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 84 minutes, Mahieddine Chebal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cimarron Hills FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahieddine Chebal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehdi Madjer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohammed Doutté read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Mahieddine Chebal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cimarron Hills FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahieddine Chebal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bladensburg eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.