League

Pulaski Stadium
Spectators: 6703 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 0) Kamel Zahouania showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. If Hocine Benchenaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamid Zemmamouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Zahouania having to interfere. Pulaski FC's Khair ad-Din Aarache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mounir Matoub in the 27th minute of play. With his leg Kamel Zahouania managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Pulaski FC's Hamid Zemmamouche fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nassim Kourichi hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Madjid Drid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pulaski FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rayne the free kick. The supporters of Rayne booed when Pulaski FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Drid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mounir Matoub might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khair ad-Din Aarache. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mounir Matoub ran back to his position shaking his head. Khair ad-Din Aarache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mounir Matoub in the 39th minute of the match. Khair ad-Din Aarache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mounir Matoub in the 41st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pulaski FC's zone, Ahmed Kourichi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khair ad-Din Aarache came out of the goal and Ahmed Kourichi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The audience was convinced that Hocine Benchenaa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kamel Zahouania was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmed Kourichi got free with Khair ad-Din Aarache in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ahmed Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 61stth minute of the game Hocine Benchenaa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rayne's Kamel Zahouania was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Rayne's goal looked a bit too open when Hocine Benchenaa came free, but Kamel Zahouania reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mounir Matoub came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Rayne 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 Mounir Matoub couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew the final whistle, Pulaski FC could leave the field as winners, despite Rayne having more of the ball for most of the match.