League

Edina
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. Guillaume Laurent Brahmi started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Edina getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tayeb Sadaoui hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Karim Zahouania in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Fathi Boulebda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Brahmi in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Edina's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Zahouania came free, but Fathi Boulebda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Landen's Guillaume Laurent Brahmi got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Landen's Guillaume Laurent Brahmi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fathi Boulebda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 20 minutes, Hameur Ghazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Landen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hameur Ghazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 23 minutes, Hameur Ghazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Landen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hameur Ghazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Ighil got free with Yazid Ouadah in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdelmalek Bourebbou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Yazid Ouadah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fathi Boulebda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Laurent Brahmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fathi Boulebda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Brahmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Edina's zone, Guillaume Laurent Brahmi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fathi Boulebda came out of the goal and Guillaume Laurent Brahmi 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelmalek Bourebbou was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillaume Laurent Brahmi got free with Fathi Boulebda in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58thth minute of the game Guillaume Laurent Brahmi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Edina's Fathi Boulebda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Guillaume Laurent Brahmi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Landen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillaume Laurent Brahmi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chaba Chebal during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guillaume Laurent Brahmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Fathi Boulebda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Zahouania fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Boulebda having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Edina's Djamal Daham got a free kick in the 67th minute. Kader Abbas hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Mohamed Ighil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelmalek Bourebbou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guillaume Laurent Brahmi hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Edina's Fathi Boulebda got control of the ball when Karim Zahouania tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute, Khalida Fadhil Mohamed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillaume Laurent Brahmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Landen players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.