League

Harwich
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hadi Metaref started the match with the kick off. Elias Benhelal kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Mokdad Bouzid came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Farid Agab could save by the left post. Farid Agab was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Said Assous capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Said Assous really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Hadi Metaref managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barhill's supporters rose to their feet, but Hadi Metaref was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sofiane Bourebbou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sofiane Bourebbou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadj Zighi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Hadi Metaref struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Sofiane Bourebbou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barhill. If Hadj Zighi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Said Assous fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Mokdad Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Barhill fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Barhill's Hadi Metaref looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mokdad Bouzids short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Farid Agab to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mokdad Bouzid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Farid Agab made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Said Assous to make the kick off. Barhill's Farid Agab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellah Hanister in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Harwich's goal looked a bit too open when Hadi Metaref came free, but Sofiane Bourebbou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mokdad Bouzid in the 54th minute of play forced Barhill's goalkeeper Farid Agab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farid Agab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Assous in the 56th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes, Barhill's Elias Benhelal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sofiane Bourebbou came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Barhill reached it. In the 62nd minute, Barhill's Hadj Zighi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. After a rather tough play, Harwich's Billel Lounis got a free kick in the 67th minute. Mohan Mammech received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sofiane Bourebbou came out and tried to block the shot, but Mohan Mammech slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 70th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Barhill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Benhelal to maneuver through the defense. Said Assous received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Farid Agab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mokdad Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Agab was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Farid Agab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Assous in the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Harwich's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hadj Zighi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hadi Metaref struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Sofiane Bourebbou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barhill. Sofiane Bourebbou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hadj Zighi in the 90th minute.