League

Colchester
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lakhdar Nima took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Colchester AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Hamza Beloufa hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Mohamed Feraoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Snohomish FC's Lakhdar Nima got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mohamed Ziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Colchester AFC booed when Snohomish FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chih Brahimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Mohamed Ziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Belmadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samir Belmadi made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mohamed Feraoun sent off a good shot on target. When Colchester AFC's Mohamed Ziani in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Snohomish FC's goalie prevented a goal. Colchester AFC's Hamza Beloufa got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Hamza Beloufa off the ground. A collision led to Colchester AFC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hamza Beloufa hit a great ball. Colchester AFC's Ben Djura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Hadjar in the 31st minute of play. Mohamed Ziani hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Lakhdar Nima came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Snohomish 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 Lakhdar Nima couldn't finish the play. Jussef Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Djura having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Nima cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ben Djura was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohamed Feraoun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ben Djura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jussef Hadjar in the 53rd minute. Colchester AFC's Mohamed Feraoun got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samir Belmadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Feraoun, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Mohamed Ziani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samir Belmadi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Mohamed Feraoun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colchester AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Snohomish FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Colchester AFC's Mohamed Feraoun got a free kick in the 74th minute. Jussef Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Djura having to interfere. In the 81st minute of the match Abdelhamid Kensi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ben Djura showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Ziani in the 84th minute of play forced Snohomish FC's goalkeeper Samir Belmadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samir Belmadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Feraoun in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Lakhdar Nima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Djura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Jussef Hadjar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Snohomish FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jussef Hadjar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Djura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Colchester AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.