League

Seneca
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fodil Soltani kicked off to start the match. Ben Belaout came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by La Generation Miracle's Lakhdar Mérah-Benida. But to his dismay, Lakhdar Mérah-Benida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rachid Sakhri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fadel Mamouni in the 9th minute of play. Abdelhamid Ghazi kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Abdelnacer Lacen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ben Belaout was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When La Generation Miracle's Lakhdar Mérah-Benida in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seneca's goalie prevented a goal. Abdelhamid Ghazi hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seneca's goalkeeper Ben Belaout, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Seneca's Ben Belaout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Mérah-Benida in the 27th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, La Generation Miracle's goal looked a bit too open when Fadel Mamouni came free, but Rachid Sakhri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seneca's Fodil Soltani got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Seneca's Abdelmalek Mimoun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. When La Generation Miracle's Lakhdar Mérah-Benida in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seneca's goalie prevented a goal. If Abdelhamid Ghazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Belaout came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by La Generation Miracle's Lakhdar Mérah-Benida. But to his dismay, Lakhdar Mérah-Benida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The Seneca players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Generation Miracle were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lakhdar Mérah-Benida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lakhdar Mérah-Benidas short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Ben Belaout to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Abdelnacer Lacen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lakhdar Mérah-Benida's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ben Belaout read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rachid Boulahfane during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rachid Boulahfane kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Lakhdar Mérah-Benidas short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Ben Belaout to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Lakhdar Mérah-Benida managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Generation Miracle's supporters rose to their feet, but Lakhdar Mérah-Benida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Belaout breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Ben Belaout managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when La Generation Miracle's Lakhdar Mérah-Benida fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 67 minutes into the match, La Generation Miracle's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Soltani came free, but Rachid Sakhri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Seneca getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Hocine Belkheir hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Mouloud Saïdi-Sief had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ben Belaout. Seneca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mouloud Saïdi-Sief was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Lakhdar Mérah-Benida in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ben Belaout, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lili Hamdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Boulahfane kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When Lakhdar Mérah-Benida came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the La Generation Miracle 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 Lakhdar Mérah-Benida couldn't finish the play. In the 94thth minute of the game Lakhdar Mérah-Benida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seneca's Ben Belaout was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdelhamid Ghazi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Generation Miracle's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.