League

American Canyon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tedj Nekkar made the kick off which started today's match. Chih Benhamou kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ferhat Matmour took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nasserredine Abdelghani. Nasserredine Abdelghani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A collision led to American Canyon getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Kamel Mimoun hit a great ball. American Canyon's Rafik Zeghdoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Nekkar in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakhdar Benhamou in the 17th minute of play forced American Canyon's goalkeeper Rafik Zeghdoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, El Bouzid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in American Canyon's zone, Assia Kaci Said stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Zeghdoud came out of the goal and Assia Kaci Said tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, American Canyon's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Nekkar came free, but Rafik Zeghdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Garfield Dream Team's goal looked a bit too open when Ferhat Matmour came free, but Nasserredine Abdelghani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yazid Boutabout made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Chih Benhamou. A collision led to Garfield Dream Team getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lazhar Zenia hit a great ball. American Canyon's Chih Benhamou shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nasserredine Abdelghani but with some difficulty. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chih Benhamou made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, American Canyon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdellah Bezzaz to maneuver through the defense. If Tedj Nekkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Garfield Dream Team's Nasserredine Abdelghani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chih Benhamou in the 59th minute of play. Nasserredine Abdelghani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferhat Matmour in the 68th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reda Skif during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reda Skif kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Ali Bentaala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafik Zeghdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tedj Nekkar in the 87th minute of the match. Nasserredine Abdelghani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferhat Matmour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tedj Nekkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. American Canyon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.