League

Metzger Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) JadeDragon's Abdelaziz Fadhil Mohamed started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Camel Zaaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Diss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Smail Diss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camel Zaaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th match minute, Metzger AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Djebar to maneuver through the defense. Amar Reda Madouni was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to Metzger AFC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Amar Reda Madouni hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Abdelhamid Kerbouche in the 13th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Ali Belloumi's left hand side. Smail Diss made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mahmoud Medjani in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Asis Messaoud in the 20th minute of play forced Metzger AFC's goalkeeper Ali Belloumi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mahmoud Medjani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smail Diss didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mahmoud Medjani went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Cheb Mohand hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Mahmoud Medjani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Smail Diss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Metzger AFC's Mahmoud Medjani got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jussef Bellemou Messaoud might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Smail Diss. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jussef Bellemou Messaoud ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mahmoud Medjani to make the kick off. Ali Belloumi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abd al-Asis Messaoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in JadeDragon's zone, Mahmoud Medjani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Smail Diss came out of the goal and Mahmoud Medjani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th match minute, Metzger AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moulay Haddou to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelaziz Fadhil Mohamed in the 60th minute of play forced Metzger AFC's goalkeeper Ali Belloumi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahmoud Medjani struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Smail Diss didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Metzger AFC. Jussef Bellemou Messaoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes, Cheb Mohand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JadeDragon and the Metzger AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 played minutes JadeDragon got a freekick which was hit by Cheb Mohand. If Mahmoud Medjani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smail Diss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahmoud Medjani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Cheb Akrour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Mahmoud Medjani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Metzger AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahmoud Medjani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Smail Diss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Smail Diss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mahmoud Medjani in the 78th minute of the match. Mahmoud Medjani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smail Diss having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Metzger AFC's goalkeeper Ali Belloumi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zoheir Otman. Mahmoud Medjani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Medjani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Smail Diss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Diss came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Metzger AFC's Jussef Bellemou Messaoud. But to his dismay, Jussef Bellemou Messaoud quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After 98 minutes of play, Metzger AFC's Moulay Haddou made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Smail Diss was left in no man's land by his defense there! Metzger AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.