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Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mohamed Mansouri kicked off to start the match. Noureddine Kader showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cherif Bezzaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Fadhil Belkheir hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Noureddine Kader came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Midway Monsters's Mohammad Kaci Hadjadj. But to his dismay, Mohammad Kaci Hadjadj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Chadli Boniche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slimane Nekkar struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Late Bloomers FC. A hard shot 20 in the game by Chadli Boniche from a close distance when the talented Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche managed to make a qualified save. Midway Monsters's players were relieved. Midway Monsters's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camel Hamdani in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chadli Boniche in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Midway Monsters's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Madjid Guessoum was slow to take the kick. During this time Late Bloomers FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Madjid Guessoum almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Midway Monsters's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche did a great save. A collision led to Midway Monsters getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Mohamed Belmadi hit a great ball. In the 32nd match minute, Late Bloomers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fadhil Belkheir to maneuver through the defense. Midway Monsters's Mohamed Belmadi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Late Bloomers FC. The crowd rose to their feet as Camel Hamdani kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche. That made the score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. Chadli Boniche struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Late Bloomers FC. Camel Hamdani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chadli Boniche to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Late Bloomers FC got a freekick which was hit by Fadhil Belkheir. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chadli Boniche in the 57th minute of the match. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Adjani in the 63rd minute of play. Chadli Boniche might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chadli Boniche ran back to his position shaking his head. After 65 minutes, Cherif Bezzaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Midway Monsters and the Late Bloomers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Midway Monsters defense, Chadli Boniche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche. The Midway Monsters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche should have stopped the shot. Noureddine Kader showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Midway Monsters's zone, Chadli Boniche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche came out of the goal and Chadli Boniche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Late Bloomers FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Madjid Guessoum hit a great ball. Mohamed Belmadi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Noureddine Kader. Late Bloomers FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Ferhat Saïfi fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Late Bloomers FC's protests and gave Ferhat Saïfi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Midway Monsters booed when Late Bloomers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhat Saïfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Chadli Boniche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Boniche, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camel Hamdani in the 92nd minute of play forced Midway Monsters's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zemmamouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camel Hamdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Adjani during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Late Bloomers FC's Robert Adjani got a free kick in the 97th minute. Late Bloomers FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.