League

Seminole
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Abdelaziz Benchenaa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Port St. Joe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelaziz Benchenaa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdelnacer Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelaziz Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 10th match minute, Port St. Joe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Kermali to maneuver through the defense. Mohammad Bouziane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chadli Kouidri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute Chadli Kouidri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammad Bouziane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Chadli Kouidri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seminole's supporters rose to their feet, but Chadli Kouidri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammad Bouziane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Noureddine Bentifour kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Hocine Kensi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chadli Kouidri struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Mohammad Bouziane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seminole. Port St. Joe's Mohammad Bouziane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Port St. Joe from getting a goal against them. When Leon Dahleb fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seminole's protests and gave Leon Dahleb a yellow card for diving instead. 37 minutes into the match, Mustapha Zéroual notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Port St. Joe's Mohammad Bouziane. Mohammad Bouziane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Chadli Kouidri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohammad Bouziane was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Mohammad Bouziane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chadli Kouidri in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chadli Kouidri in the 50th minute of play forced Port St. Joe's goalkeeper Mohammad Bouziane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

55 minutes into the match, Seminole's goal looked a bit too open when Hocine Kensi came free, but Abdelnacer Zarabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Dahleb was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 62nd minute, Leon Dahleb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yacine Kermali charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yacine Kermali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yacine Kermali kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute of the match, Hocine Kensi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abdelnacer Zarabi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Port St. Joe's Mohammad Bouziane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Mérah-Benida in the 71st minute of play. If Abdelaziz Benchenaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Zéroual in the 76th minute of play forced Port St. Joe's goalkeeper Mohammad Bouziane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Zéroual in the 77th minute of play forced Port St. Joe's goalkeeper Mohammad Bouziane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes Seminole got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Mérah-Benida. In the 80th minute of the match Rachid Nabil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelnacer Zarabi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Noureddine Bentifour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Port St. Joe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seminole the free kick. Mohammad Bouziane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Zéroual in the 87th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Abdelaziz Benchenaa 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. Port St. Joe's Abdelaziz Benchenaa got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohammad Bouziane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Zéroual in the 97th minute of play. Port St. Joe's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.