League

Loyola
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guillaume Laurent Karim Belkassem took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chaba Moussaoui hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Justo Urbasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaba Fillali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Cabot AFC's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni got control of the ball when Guillaume Laurent Karim Belkassem tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute Chaba Fillali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justo Urbasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Edelmiro Charro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Justo Urbasa put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Edelmiro Charro. After 27 minutes of play, Loyola's Chaba Fillali made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Urbasa in the 30th minute of play forced Loyola's goalkeeper Edelmiro Charro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Chaba Fillali collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. After a rather tough play, Cabot AFC's Rafik Ahmed got a free kick in the 34th minute. Yazid Kermali hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Guillaume Laurent Karim Belkassem sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute, Loyola's Yazid Kermali dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. After having played for 44 minutes, Justo Urbasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cabot AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justo Urbasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Loyola's Edelmiro Charro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaba Moussaoui in the 45th minute of play. Justo Urbasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Edelmiro Charro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

61 minutes into the match, Cabot AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Laurent Karim Belkassem came free, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Loyola's goal looked a bit too open when Justo Urbasa came free, but Edelmiro Charro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Slimane Hadj Aïssa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the game, Guillaume Laurent Karim Belkassem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loyola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cabot AFC the free kick. A hard shot by Noureddine Yahia from long distance, 80 minutes into the match, got Edelmiro Charro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Edelmiro Charro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmond Kerbouche in the 81st minute of play. Edmond Kerbouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Charro having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slimane Hadj Aïssa during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Cabot AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slimane Hadj Aïssa to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.