League

Shamrock Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rabah Said started the match with the kick off. Fodil Sofiane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fodil Sofiane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lili Firoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute of the match Yazid Morceli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yazid Doutté showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fodil Sofiane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute Fateh Cherrad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazid Doutté saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pearland's Amar Mimoun got a free kick in the 24th minute. Rabah Kafi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ahmed Bezzaz. Fateh Cherrad struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Yazid Doutté didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pearland. In the 34th minute, Fodil Sofiane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shamrock AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Fodil Sofiane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Fodil Sofiane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Rabah Said sped through Pearland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rabah Kafi. 62 minutes into the match, Shamrock AFC's Ahmed Bezzaz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Abderaouf Deghmani kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Shamrock AFC's Ahmed Bezzaz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pearland. In the 70th minute Rabah Said shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Kafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rabah Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Kafi having to interfere. Rabah Said received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Rabah Kafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pearland's goalkeeper Rabah Kafi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rabah Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Kafi having to interfere. Fodil Sofiane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rabah Kafi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Said, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pearland getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Amar Mimoun hit a great ball. In the 95th minute Rabah Said shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Kafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Sofiane in the 96th minute of play forced Pearland's goalkeeper Rabah Kafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shamrock AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.