League

Petersburg Stadium
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute Mimoun Aggoune shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalida Besseghir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Petersburg getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Karim Zahouania hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Bendjedid Cohen came free, but Khalida Besseghir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Knodi Kermali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Menad having to interfere. In the 22ndth minute of the game Mimoun Aggoune who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Petersburg's Khalida Besseghir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Petersburg's Khalida Besseghir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mimoun Aggoune in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mahmoud Bellemou Messaoud during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mimoun Aggoune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Khalida Besseghir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bendjedid Cohen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Khalida Besseghir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco FC's El Menad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knodi Kermali in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Petersburg's goalkeeper Khalida Besseghir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Marco FC's zone, Jean-Michel Djamel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. El Menad came out of the goal and Jean-Michel Djamel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mimoun Aggoune made a kick off. Marco FC's El Menad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knodi Kermali in the 51st minute of play. Bendjedid Cohen scored 0-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalida Besseghir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mimoun Aggoune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Khalida Besseghir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Knodi Kermali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but El Menad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mimoun Aggoune had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bendjedid Cohen got free with Khalida Besseghir in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco FC's Bendjedid Cohen got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Mimoun Aggoune dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Khalida Besseghir, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Petersburg's zone, Lazhar Maillot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalida Besseghir came out of the goal and Lazhar Maillot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mimoun Aggoune 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. Marco FC played a much better game than Petersburg and deserved their victory. The Petersburg players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.