League

Loogootee Stadium
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Belaid Saïd-Guerni started the match with the kick off. Mehdi Fari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, North Augusta's goalkeeper Mouloud Diafat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Benzine. Ali Benzine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mouloud Diafat having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Loogootee's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Hadjadj came free, but Yacine Larfaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yacine Larfaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belaid Saïd-Guerni in the 17th minute of the match. Yacine Larfaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rabah Hadjadj in the 18th minute of play. After having played for 20 minutes, Ali Benzine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loogootee's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Benzine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. North Augusta's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mehdi Fari 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Hadjadj in the 25th minute of play forced Loogootee's goalkeeper Yacine Larfaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yacine Larfaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belaid Saïd-Guerni, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Mehdi Fari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mouloud Diafat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loogootee's Yacine Larfaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Djeziri in the 43rd minute of play. Ali Benzine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Mouloud Diafat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mehdi Fari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Ali Benzine made a precise shot to the right of Mouloud Diafat. North Augusta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With a little luck, Loogootee's Yacine Larfaoui got control of the ball when Ali Feraoun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karim Chebal kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Belaid Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yacine Larfaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yacine Larfaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belaid Saïd-Guerni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Loogootee getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Chadli Ben Bella hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Djeziri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Augusta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Loogootee the free kick. Lakhdar Djeziri hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Mehdi Fari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mouloud Diafat having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Benzine in the 83rd minute of play forced North Augusta's goalkeeper Mouloud Diafat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Mehdi Fari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mouloud Diafat was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Rabah Hadjadj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Yacine Larfaoui made a huge save. North Augusta's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.