League

Cold Spring Harbor
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mohamed Ben Ahmed Kafi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Van Horn AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Abdelhamid El-Ouafi hit a great ball. If Yacine Mazzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cold Spring Harbor AFC's Yasmina Boukensa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Mazzid in the 14th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Fodil Zitouni notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cold Spring Harbor AFC's Yasmina Boukensa. Yasmina Boukensa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fodil Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Yasmina Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Cold Spring Harbor AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Zitouni came free, but Yasmina Boukensa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Baptiste Khaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Kafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheikha Hamdani having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Cold Spring Harbor AFC's Jean-Baptiste Khaldi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cheikha Hamdani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Cold Spring Harbor AFC's zone, Yacine Mazzid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yasmina Boukensa came out of the goal and Yacine Mazzid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jean-Baptiste Khaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Ben Ahmed Kafi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cheikha Hamdani was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After the first half Van Horn AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fodil Zitouni to strike the kick off in the second half. Fodil Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yasmina Boukensa having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Van Horn AFC's Fodil Zitouni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yasmina Boukensa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abdelmalek Moussaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Abdelmalek Hadjadj made a precise shot to the right of Yasmina Boukensa. Cold Spring Harbor AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Mohamed Ben Ahmed Kafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cold Spring Harbor AFC's Yasmina Boukensa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fodil Zitouni in the 81st minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Van Horn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Kafi came free, but Cheikha Hamdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jean-Baptiste Khaldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cold Spring Harbor AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Baptiste Khaldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheikha Hamdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 96th match minute, Van Horn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouara Mihoubi to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Van Horn AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.