League

Florence
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmed Ahmed made the kick off which started today's match. Smail Bencheikh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ben Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Safy Zidane in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ben Hemdani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 18 minutes, Tayeb Souakri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netcong FC and the Florence AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Madjid Nekkar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Ali Mezair made a huge save. After 23rd play minutes Mehdi Bencherif shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Ben Hemdani and just under the crossbar into goal. Fergani Temmam took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ben Hemdani. Florence AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Florence AFC's Mohamed Otman got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ben Hemdani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Smail Bencheikh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Smail Bencheikh 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. Ali Mezair made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Ahmed in the 46th minute of play. If Madjid Nekkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mehdi Bencherif was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Ahmed in the 51st minute of play forced Netcong FC's goalkeeper Ali Mezair to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madjid Nekkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ali Mezair tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Florence AFC's Madjid Nekkar in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netcong FC's goalie prevented a goal. Madjid Nekkar might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Mezair. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Madjid Nekkar ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st minute, Tayeb Souakri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Madjid Nekkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Ali Mezair tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ahmed Ahmed came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Florence 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 Ahmed Ahmed couldn't finish the play. After having played for 69 minutes, Ahmed Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florence AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Ahmed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Madjid Nekkar came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Florence 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 Madjid Nekkar couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Netcong FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Rachid Boniche hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Netcong FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Ahmed came free, but Ali Mezair reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madjid Nekkar took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Mezair. Ali Mezair dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After 91 minutes, Smail Bencheikh made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Florence AFC's Ben Hemdani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.