League

Florence
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nordine Brahimi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Madjid Nekkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Mohamed Boniche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Madjid Nekkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mohamed Boniche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Nordine Brahimi 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. Salah Yacine scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ben Hemdani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Frantz Djeballi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the game, Nordine Brahimi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ben Hemdani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ben Hemdani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Yacine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Hereford AFC's Nordine Brahimi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ben Hemdani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Madjid Nekkar notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hereford AFC's Mohamed Boniche. Mohamed Boniche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Florence AFC's Ben Hemdani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nordine Brahimi in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Florence AFC's zone, Nordine Brahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Hemdani came out of the goal and Nordine Brahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nordine Brahimi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ben Hemdani was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. If Salah Yacine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nordine Brahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Hemdani having to interfere. After the first half Hereford AFC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmed Ahmed to strike the kick off in the second half. Ahmed Ahmed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Mohamed Boniche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Salah Yacine fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hereford AFC's protests and gave Salah Yacine a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmed Ahmed struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Mohamed Boniche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Florence AFC. After a rather tough play, Hereford AFC's Frantz Djeballi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 69 minutes into the match, Ahmed Ahmed notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Hereford AFC's Mohamed Boniche. Mohamed Boniche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. During the 73rd minute of the match Frantz Djeballi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Frantz Djeballi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Florence AFC booed when Hereford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frantz Djeballi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Boniche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Ahmed, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Salah Yacine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ben Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Belaid Mihoubi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Florence AFC's Ismaël Zitouni got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salah Yacine got free with Ben Hemdani in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Chaba Meskine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salah Yacine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ben Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Florence AFC's Ben Hemdani got control of the ball when Salah Yacine tried to sneak it across the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.