League

Gardena
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Baba Ali Hanister kicked off to start the match. Redha Belhadj came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Gardena AFC's Benamar Benarbia. But to his dismay, Benamar Benarbia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Muhammad Zitouni hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, garwood united's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Baba Ali Hanister came free, but Redha Belhadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nouara Touhami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mohamed Bentaala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Billel Belhagj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Billel Belhagj 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Benarbia in the 25th minute of play forced Gardena AFC's goalkeeper Mohamed Bentaala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute garwood united were awarded a corner. Abdelmalek Derrida went to the cornerflag to take it. Abdelmalek Derrida made a great header on garwood united's corner, it was just that Gardena AFC's Mohamed Bentaala managed to reach the ball for a save. 33 minutes into the game, garwood united's Billel Belhagj nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Bentaala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After the first half garwood united were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Billel Belhagj made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in garwood united's zone, Yazid Abdelghani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Redha Belhadj came out of the goal and Yazid Abdelghani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benamar Benarbia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Billel Belhagj kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mohamed Bentaala. That made the score 1-3 in the 63 minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Billel Belhagj lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Mohamed Bentaala. 77 minutes into the game, Rachid Baba Ali Hanister cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Redha Belhadj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Said Menguellet was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 91 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in garwood united fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! garwood united:s Redha Belhadj showed great skill when he stopped Ali N'Soumer:s penalty. 96 minutes into the match, garwood united's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Baba Ali Hanister came free, but Redha Belhadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Billel Belhagjs short, quick shot in the 98thth minute got Mohamed Bentaala to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the final whistle sounded garwood united left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gardena AFC.