League

Laughlin
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Ames AFC's Ferhat Madjer 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, El Menguellet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ames AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but El Menguellet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faouzi Beloufa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferhat Madjer in the 8th minute of play forced Laughlin AFC's goalkeeper Faouzi Beloufa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ferhat Madjer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Beloufa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferhat Madjer in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by El Menguellet in the 20th minute of play forced Laughlin AFC's goalkeeper Faouzi Beloufa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Menguellet might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Faouzi Beloufa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. El Menguellet ran back to his position shaking his head. If Yazid Aboulker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Menguellet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Faouzi Beloufa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ferhat Madjer came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Ames AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ferhat Madjer couldn't finish the play. When Yazid Aboulker came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Laughlin AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yazid Aboulker couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ames AFC's Abdelhamid Benmabrouk got a free kick in the 35th minute. Laughlin AFC's Yazid Aboulker managed to work through Ames AFC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Yazid Aboulker dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The supporters of Laughlin AFC booed when Ames AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafik Aboulker didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ames AFC! If Yazid Aboulker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Yazid Aboulker made the kick off in the second half. If Ferhat Madjer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferhat Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Faouzi Beloufa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Laughlin AFC's zone, El Menguellet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Beloufa came out of the goal and El Menguellet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ames AFC's Smail Meskine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilles Ihidjaten in the 67th minute of play. If Yazid Aboulker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smail Meskine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yazid Aboulker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Ames AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Aboulker came free, but Smail Meskine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Smail Meskine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yazid Aboulker went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 81 minutes into the game, Souad Taha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ames AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laughlin AFC the free kick. Karim Messaoudi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 88 minutes, Gilles Ihidjaten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laughlin AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilles Ihidjaten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Ames AFC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Abdelkader Assad hit a great ball. Gilles Ihidjaten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Faouzi Beloufa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferhat Madjer in the 94th minute of the match. If El Menguellet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laughlin AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ames AFC for a fine match.