League

Sierra Vista
Spectators: 6694 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) Dobbs Ferry AFC's Yacine 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. After a rather tough play, Sierra Vista's Mohamed Rimitti got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A collision led to Dobbs Ferry AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Youssef Liegeon hit a great ball. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz having to interfere. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Baba Ali Saadane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yacine Dahleb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Boudjemaa Drioueche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boudjemaa Drioueche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kateb Ziani in the 24th minute of play. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Yasmina Merah-Benida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 39th minute Yacine Dahleb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boudjemaa Drioueche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Yacine Dahleb came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Dobbs Ferry AFC 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 Yacine Dahleb couldn't finish the play. In the 49th minute, Rachid Baba Ali Saadane made a precise shot to the right of Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz. Dobbs Ferry AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane was the one to do the kick off. Yacine Dahleb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Boudjemaa Drioueche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boudjemaa Drioueche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Dahleb in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sierra Vista's Mohamed Rimitti got a free kick in the 64th minute. Kateb Ziani was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 72ndth minute of the game Rachid Baba Ali Saadane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dobbs Ferry AFC's Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Boudjemaa Drioueche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Dahleb in the 76th minute of the match. Kateb Ziani succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 77th playminute. Yacine Dahleb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Boudjemaa Drioueche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Baba Ali Saadane in the 84th minute of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Kateb Ziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dobbs Ferry AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kateb Ziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dobbs Ferry AFC's Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief in the 94th minute of play. Khair ad-Din Laref's late challenge caught a Sierra Vista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Khair ad-Din Laref helped the player get up and apologised. Sierra Vista's Hocine Hasni couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 97th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Dobbs Ferry AFC. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dobbs Ferry AFC's zone, Rachid Baba Ali Saadane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Zoheir El-Kenz came out of the goal and Rachid Baba Ali Saadane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.