League

Fox Run Stadium
Spectators: 6691 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fateh Abdi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Rachid Cherrad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hueytown AFC and the Fox Run players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fateh Abdi in the 13th minute of play forced Fox Run's goalkeeper Abderraouf Saïfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hueytown AFC's Fateh Abdi got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abderraouf Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fateh Abdi in the 16th minute of the match. Fateh Abdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abderraouf Saïfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Fateh Abdi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Fateh Abdi put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Abderraouf Saïfi. After a defensive mix-up in Fox Run's zone, Ahmed Reda Mansouri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abderraouf Saïfi came out of the goal and Ahmed Reda Mansouri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Fateh Abdi 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. Ahmed Reda Mansouri hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half Hueytown AFC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, Hueytown AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Aziz came free, but Toufik Guessoum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hueytown AFC's Bellemou Djenia Lkbira got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ahmed Reda Mansouris short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Abderraouf Saïfi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fateh Abdi struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Abderraouf Saïfi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hueytown AFC. In the 66th minute Ahmed Reda Semghoun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toufik Guessoum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fateh Abdi in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abderraouf Saïfi saved Fox Run from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Fateh Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abderraouf Saïfi was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. The supporters of Hueytown AFC booed when Fox Run was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Meriem didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 83 played minutes, Hueytown AFC's Rachid Cherrad shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abderraouf Saïfi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hueytown AFC reached it. With his leg Abderraouf Saïfi managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Hueytown AFC's Ahmed Reda Mansouri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ahmed Reda Mansouri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Abderraouf Saïfi made a huge save.