League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Lacen 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 9th minute Nasreddine Djahnine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdessalem Abdessalam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adlène Cherrad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Chian, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes, Bendjedid Ben Bella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saugus and the Adab FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th minute, Bendjedid Ben Bella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saugus's Adlène Cherrad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Saugus from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Chian in the 16th minute of play forced Saugus's goalkeeper Adlène Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soltani Ihidjaten, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Abdessalem Abdessalam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasmina Heddou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdessalem Abdessalam came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Saugus's Yasmina Heddou. But to his dismay, Yasmina Heddou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Adlène Cherrad made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Abd al-Asis Lacen sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes in the game Charis Mavromattes did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ahmed Tahar. Arif Chian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Adlène Cherrad made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasmina Heddou in the 35th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Abdessalem Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Bendjedid Ben Bella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdessalem Abdessalam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adlène Cherrad made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Arif Chian sent off a good shot on target. After 46 played minutes Adab FC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Derwin. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soltani Ihidjaten, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sandu Caloian was the one to do the kick off. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasmina Heddou in the 52nd minute of the match. Nassim Tahar kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Adlène Cherrad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Chian in the 60th minute of play. With 62 minutes on the clock, Ahmet Hasan Taybars commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Adab FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Saugus:s goal. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Saugus's Nassim Tahar got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abdessalem Abdessalam. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehdi Sellal in the 67th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes Saugus got a freekick which was hit by Mehdi Sellal. In the 71st minute of the match Florin Imperatore sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adlène Cherrad skillfully saved the ball. Adlène Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abd al-Asis Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Adab FC booed when Saugus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yasmina Heddou didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Saugus's Abdessalem Abdessalam threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bendjedid Ben Bella, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Hocine Adjani fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saugus's protests and gave Hocine Adjani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Adab FC booed when Saugus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Adjani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adlène Cherrad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Chian, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Adab FC's Arif Chian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adlène Cherrad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adab FC were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Saugus's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Florin Imperatore took the corner. Adab FC's Florin Imperatore was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Adlène Cherrad in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Adlène Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abd al-Asis Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Lacen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adlène Cherrad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Adab FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Saugus's performance. The match ended with a win for Saugus.