League

Jericho
Spectators: 7377 (Terracing: 5570, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faouzi Fadela took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rabah Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb Abdessalam in the 5th minute of play. Rabah Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheb Abdessalam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Baba Ali Brahami in the 8th minute of the match. Jericho AFC's Rabah Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faouzi Fadela in the 12th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Faouzi Fadela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rabah Harkouk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Abdessalam in the 21st minute of play forced Jericho AFC's goalkeeper Rabah Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tayeb Achiou hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sedco Hills AFC's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Guendouz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuno Linaress short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Abdelmalek Guendouz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rabah Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tayeb Aribi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Rabah Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Baba Ali Brahami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Harkouk came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Sedco Hills AFC's Tayeb Aribi. But to his dismay, Tayeb Aribi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Jericho AFC's Rabah Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Baba Ali Brahami in the 44th minute of play. With 46 minutes on the clock, Ismael Ahmed commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 47 played minutes Jericho AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Ahmed. After having played for 48 minutes, Faouzi Fadela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sedco Hills AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faouzi Fadela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nuno Linares made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Cheb Abdessalam recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rabah Harkouk. Cheb Abdessalam showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. In the 62nd match minute, Sedco Hills AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Khabatou to maneuver through the defense. Abdelmalek Guendouz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Linares in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Sedco Hills AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Linares came free, but Abdelmalek Guendouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jericho AFC's Rabah Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faouzi Fadela in the 70th minute of play. Adlène Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Guendouz having to interfere. Faouzi Fadela scored 0-7 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rabah Harkouk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute, Abdelaziz Fadhil Mohamed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Faouzi Fadela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adlène Benhabiles's late challenge caught a Sedco Hills AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adlène Benhabiles helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Jericho AFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Adlène Benhabiles hit a great ball. In the 89th minute Faouzi Fadela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tayeb Aribi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Rabah Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.