League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 5060 (Terracing: 4020, Seating: 1020, VIP seats: 20) GUNNERS's Kamel Dahleb started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Kamel Dahleb came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the GUNNERS 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 Kamel Dahleb couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, GUNNERS's Liamine Medjiba got a free kick in the 9th minute. Salim El-Kenz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Safy Arrache, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Kamel Dahleb in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hamza Fahima, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 21st minute, Canadian AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdelnasser Sofiane fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hamza Fahima made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Kamel Dahleb sent off a good shot on target. GUNNERS's Kamel Dahleb got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Kamel Dahleb came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the GUNNERS 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 Kamel Dahleb couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, Kamel Dahleb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hamza Fahima. Canadian AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kamel Dahleb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 35thth minute of the game Kamel Dahleb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canadian AFC's Hamza Fahima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Liamine Medjiba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kamel Dahleb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Hamza Fahima made a huge save. Mohamed Benchenaa charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Benchenaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Canadian AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Benchenaa to maneuver through the defense. Canadian AFC's Hamza Fahima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnasser Sofiane in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, GUNNERS's Khalida Mamouni ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hamza Fahima. Hamza Fahima yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yacine Belfaa to make the kick off. Kamel Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abdelnasser Sofiane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamza Fahima having to make a save. Fadel Laref recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute Abdelnasser Sofiane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamza Fahima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamza Fahima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamel Dahleb in the 68th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Khalida Mamouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GUNNERS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Canadian AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, GUNNERS's Khalida Mamouni got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 77th minute of the match, Safy Arrache got a very nice opportunity to score, but Salim El-Kenz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Abdelnasser Sofiane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Hamza Fahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of GUNNERS booed when Canadian AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yacine Kouici didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Liamine Medjiba came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the GUNNERS 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 Liamine Medjiba couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Kamel Dahleb sped through Canadian AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hamza Fahima. Safy Arrache kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. GUNNERS fully deserved thier win.