League

Little Rock
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Bouzid kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes Little Rock FC got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Zidane. After a defensive mix-up in Jourdanton's zone, Ahmed Mammeri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni came out of the goal and Ahmed Mammeri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mourad Bouzid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Saïd-Guerni having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Jourdanton's zone, Mourad Bouzid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni came out of the goal and Mourad Bouzid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 16 played minutes Mourad Bouzid rounded Jourdanton's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Mourad Bouzid was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Little Rock FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Saadane in the 25th minute of play forced Little Rock FC's goalkeeper Abdel Zidane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdel Zidane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammad Kaci Taha in the 27th minute of the match. Nourredine Menad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ahmed Saïd-Guerni made a huge save. Jourdanton's Ahmed Saïd-Guerni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Bouzid in the 34th minute of play. Jourdanton's Amar Hadjadj suffered a sore thigh after 40 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Mohammad Kaci Taha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jourdanton's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammad Kaci Taha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Zidane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilles Boukensa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nourredine Menad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Mourad Bouzid came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Little Rock FC 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 Mourad Bouzid couldn't finish the play. If Nourredine Menad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Nourredine Menad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Saïd-Guerni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Mourad Bouzid left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Little Rock FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nourredine Menad, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Nourredine Menad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Little Rock FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nourredine Menad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mourad Bouzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nourredine Menad struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Little Rock FC. Nourredine Menad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Saïd-Guerni having to interfere.