League

Commerce City
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Halim Mansouri started the match with the kick off. Fodil Maciass short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Samir Tahar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 7th minute, Commerce City AFC's Halim Mansouri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Fodil Macias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 15 minutes into the match, Lake Bluff's goal looked a bit too open when Halim Mansouri came free, but Samir Tahar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fodil Macias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Samir Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tedj Harkouk kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When Fodil Macias came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Commerce City 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 Fodil Macias couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Halim Mansouri got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 27th minute, Fodil Macias fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 29 minutes, Soltani Guessoum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Commerce City AFC and the Lake Bluff players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Soltani Guessoum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Halim Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Tahar having to interfere. Fodil Macias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Samir Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lake Bluff's goalkeeper Samir Tahar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mouloud Ramdani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fodil Zahouania, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samir Tahar was a little too slow when Halim Mansouri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 2-0.

Amar Labi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Samir Tahar. Lake Bluff's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Halim Mansouri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samir Tahar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Halim Mansouri in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samir Tahar saved Lake Bluff from getting behind. After 65 minutes of play Lake Bluff's Liamine Zaaboub was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 66th match minute, Lake Bluff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liamine Zaaboub to maneuver through the defense. Samir Tahar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halim Mansouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Halim Mansouri struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Samir Tahar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Commerce City AFC. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Fodil Macias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Commerce City AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fodil Macias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samir Tahar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samir Tahar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Macias in the 89th minute of the match. Nourredine Timsit hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Samir Tahar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Mansouri in the 90th minute of play. Soltani Guessoum struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Samir Tahar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Commerce City AFC.