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Ajinomoto
Spectators: 5425 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 125) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Halim Nekkar started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Hocine Mehenni got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Halim Nekkar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hocine Mehenni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Jean-Michel Bruel made a huge save. Hocine Mehenni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Michel Bruel having to interfere. In the 15th minute, FC Tokyo's Halim Nekkar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jean-Michel Bruel. Jean-Michel Bruel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Soltani Daham came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the FC Tokyo 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 Soltani Daham couldn't finish the play. After 33 played minutes Indian Harbour Beach got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Abrika. When Indian Harbour Beach's Mohamed Abrika in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Tokyo's goalie prevented a goal. Abdellah Madjer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Abrika in the 39th minute of the match. Antoine Laref fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdellah Madjer having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Soltani Daham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antoine Laref made a kick off. Mohamed Abrika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antoine Laref received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Abdellah Madjer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Hocine Mehenni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jean-Michel Bruel. Indian Harbour Beach's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hocine Mehenni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 71st minute Hocine Mehenni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Michel Bruel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Tokyo's Halim Nekkar got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Indian Harbour Beach's Jean-Michel Bruel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halim Nekkar in the 75th minute of play. Jean-Michel Bruel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hocine Mehenni went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Jean-Michel Bruel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Mehenni in the 85th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Halim Nekkar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Jean-Michel Bruel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Indian Harbour Beach players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Tokyo.