League

Universal Stadium
Spectators: 9712 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) Yacine Bachdjerrah charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yacine Bachdjerrah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Farias in the 9th minute of play forced Newcastle's goalkeeper Zahid Saïfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raouf Makhloufi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mareks Hamšík in the 11th minute. Mareks Hamšík fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raouf Makhloufi having to interfere. Mesbah Seghiri hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Sid Ahmed Fadhil from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Raouf Makhloufi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Mareks Hamšík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Newcastle getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Yacine Bachdjerrah hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Narciso Farias during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Mipol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Farias to maneuver through the defense. Sid Ahmed Fadhil was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mareks Hamšík to strike the kick off in the second half. Mareks Hamšík fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raouf Makhloufi having to interfere. Yacine Bachdjerrah was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Raouf Makhloufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fouad Zerara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sid Ahmed Fadhil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raouf Makhloufi having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Sid Ahmed Fadhil made a precise shot to the right of Raouf Makhloufi. Mipol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Fouad Zerara struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Raouf Makhloufi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle. Fouad Zerara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the game, Newcastle's Fouad Zerara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raouf Makhloufi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 80 minutes into the game, Fouad Zerara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Raouf Makhloufi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Mipol defense, Fouad Zerara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raouf Makhloufi. The Mipol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raouf Makhloufi should have stopped the shot. When Fouad Zerara came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Newcastle 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 Fouad Zerara couldn't finish the play. Raouf Makhloufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fouad Zerara in the 92nd minute of the match. When Sid Ahmed Fadhil came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Newcastle 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 Sid Ahmed Fadhil couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Newcastle fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mipol had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.