League

Wheaton
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Mouloud Nasro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sid Boniche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Halim Firoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sid Boniche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 played minutes Wheaton got a freekick which was hit by Yacine Merzekane. Amine Belmadi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Mouloud Nasro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Noureddine Sad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Souad Hanin was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. If Cherif Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Halim Firoud notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wheaton's Sid Boniche. Sid Boniche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cheb N'Soumer's late challenge caught a Wheaton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cheb N'Soumer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd minute Noureddine Sad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Souad Hanin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mouloud Nasro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Halim Firoud struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Sid Boniche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anna AFC. Cherif Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Souad Hanin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mouloud Nasro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Sid Boniche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Halim Firoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sid Boniche having to interfere. Mouloud Nasro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Noureddine Sad came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Wheaton 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 Noureddine Sad couldn't finish the play. After 61 played minutes Anna AFC got a freekick which was hit by Amrani Bahari. Sid Boniche stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mouloud Nasro's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Noureddine Sad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74thth minute of the game Noureddine Sad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Anna AFC's Souad Hanin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Noureddine Sad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Souad Hanin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cherif Kourichi might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Souad Hanin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cherif Kourichi ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, Wheaton's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Nasro came free, but Sid Boniche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mouloud Nasro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sid Boniche having to interfere. If Cherif Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute Cherif Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Souad Hanin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Anna AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.