League

Palatine
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maïssa Louahla made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Faouzi Ammour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Palatine FC's Maïssa Louahla in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laughlin AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Yazid Aboulker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodil Chaib was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Laughlin AFC's zone, Maïssa Louahla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Beloufa came out of the goal and Maïssa Louahla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Yazid Aboulker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 25th minute of the match Hemza Saïd-Guerni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fodil Chaib skillfully saved the ball. Maïssa Louahla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Beloufa having to interfere. Karim Messaoudi hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Maïssa Louahla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Faouzi Beloufa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Palatine FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Aboulker came free, but Fodil Chaib reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yazid Aboulker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yazid Aboulker to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Palatine FC's goalkeeper Fodil Chaib had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilles Ihidjaten. Ali Abdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Beloufa having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, one of Palatine FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score was 0-1 after a penalty in the 66th minute, where Laughlin AFC:s Karim Messaoudi tricked Palatine FC:s Fodil Chaib with a difficult ball by the left post. 69 minutes into the match, Laughlin AFC's Gilles Ihidjaten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodil Chaib narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Salim Madjer's late challenge caught a Palatine FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salim Madjer helped the player get up and apologised. Yazid Aboulker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Fodil Chaib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Laughlin AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hemza Saïd-Guerni to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Cherif Moll sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Laughlin AFC's Faouzi Beloufa didn't even have to move. A collision led to Laughlin AFC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Rachid Abdessalam hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maïssa Louahla in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faouzi Beloufa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fodil Chaib was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yazid Aboulker showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 95 minute of play. Faouzi Beloufa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maïssa Louahla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Laughlin AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.