League

Saitama Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yacine Saïd-Guerni got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Leon Nasri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yacine Maroc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Halim Bensaoula made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Yacine Maroc could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Halim Bensaoula however easily saved by the left post. Chadli Laura Douibi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Guillaume Laurent Cherfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Urawa Reds Diamonds's zone, Chadli Laura Douibi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillaume Laurent Cherfa came out of the goal and Chadli Laura Douibi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chadli Medjani hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Hakim Ben Khalidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Guillaume Laurent Cherfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Halim Bensaoula didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yacine Saïd-Guerni went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Yacine Saïd-Guerni in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Halim Bensaoula, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Fateh Megharia kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Chadli Laura Douibi made the kick off in the second half. In the 67th minute Yacine Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halim Bensaoula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Madjid Amrouche fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royersford AFC's protests and gave Madjid Amrouche a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, Royersford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madjid Amrouche to maneuver through the defense. Urawa Reds Diamonds's Thelma Madouni couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Royersford AFC. Hakim Ben Khalidi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Guillaume Laurent Cherfa made a huge save. A collision led to Royersford AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Fateh Megharia hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Mohamed Boulmerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halim Bensaoula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tayeb Harkouk was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Urawa Reds Diamonds:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Royersford AFC:s goal. The referee gave Royersford AFC a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fateh Megharia, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Urawa Reds Diamonds's Guillaume Laurent Cherfa. 2-1. Guillaume Laurent Cherfa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Laura Douibi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Bendjedid Kouici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Guillaume Laurent Cherfa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Urawa Reds Diamonds's Mohamed Boulmerka got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Urawa Reds Diamonds were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Royersford AFC for a fine match.