League

Calistoga Stadium
Spectators: 6711 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Bencheikh started the match with the kick off. When Larbi Fillali came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the North Tarrytown 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 Larbi Fillali couldn't finish the play. 7 minutes into the game, Tayeb Amri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calistoga AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Tarrytown FC the free kick. After 7 played minutes Calistoga AFC got a freekick which was hit by Tayeb Amri. After a defensive mix-up in Calistoga AFC's zone, Sid Ahmed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Benflis came out of the goal and Sid Ahmed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sid Ahmed blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karim Benflis having to make a save. Calistoga AFC's Karim Benflis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sid Ahmed in the 18th minute of play. Karim Benflis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sid Ahmed's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Rachid Bencheikh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Said Medjiba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute of the match Nourredine El Ouafi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karim Benflis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Sid Ahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sid Ahmed scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karim Benflis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sid Ahmed recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Larbi Fillali made a kick off. Karim Benflis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larbi Fillali, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Calistoga AFC's Karim Benflis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Calistoga AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind North Tarrytown FC's goalkeeper Said Medjiba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Calistoga AFC's Karim Benflis got control of the ball when Sid Ahmed tried to sneak it across the goal line. Said Medjiba came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Calistoga AFC's Rachid Bencheikh. But to his dismay, Rachid Bencheikh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 73rd minute, Rafik Amrouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Bencheikh in the 75th minute of play forced North Tarrytown FC's goalkeeper Said Medjiba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calistoga AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mohamed Khaled in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Sid Ahmed notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Calistoga AFC's Karim Benflis. Karim Benflis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the match, Calistoga AFC's goalkeeper Karim Benflis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sid Ahmed. In the 87th minute, Larbi Fillali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karim Benflis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Larbi Fillali showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 89 minute of play. Karim Benflis made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Sid Ahmed sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 96 minutes, Sid Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Tarrytown FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sid Ahmed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. North Tarrytown FC played a much better game than Calistoga AFC and deserved their victory. The Calistoga AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.