League

KOTAYK Home Park
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Kasdi Belmellat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hemza Skif, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. HAYK's Hamid Bitat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafik Yacef in the 4th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Said Bellemou Messaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Rafik Yacef was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lake Elmo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HAYK the free kick. Rafik Yacef hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Lake Elmo's Kasdi Belmellat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Saïdi-Sief in the 30th minute of play. HAYK's Hamid Bitat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafik Yacef in the 32nd minute of play. Mourad Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Kasdi Belmellat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Almir Neves kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kasdi Belmellat. That made the score 3-0 in the 38 minute of play. Hemza Skif struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Kasdi Belmellat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HAYK. Almir Neves took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kasdi Belmellat. Kasdi Belmellat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mourad Saïdi-Sief stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kasdi Belmellat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Saïdi-Sief in the 52nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafik Yacef in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hamid Bitat saved HAYK from getting behind. 70 minutes into the game, Mourad Saïdi-Sief cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Kasdi Belmellat was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kasdi Belmellat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Saïdi-Sief in the 75th minute of the match. Almir Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasdi Belmellat having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Ferhat Abdenouz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hicham Labi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Hamid Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almir Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Kasdi Belmellat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mourad Saïdi-Sief in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kasdi Belmellat saved Lake Elmo from getting behind. There was no doubt that HAYK were the better team. HAYK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.