League

Longview
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tayeb Djebar got the match started through his kick off. Tayeb Djebar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Zitouni having to interfere. Krim N'Soumer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amine Zitouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krim N'Soumer in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Tayeb Djebar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amine Zitouni. The goal made the score 1-0. When Mohamed Semghoun came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the FC Newport 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 Mohamed Semghoun couldn't finish the play. Krim N'Soumer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Zitouni having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kader Bey during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute Longview were awarded a corner. Bouabdellah Larbes went to the cornerflag to take it. Tayeb Djebar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Slimane Bellemou Messaoud was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Krim N'Soumer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Longview's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krim N'Soumer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohamed Semghoun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Saïd-Guerni having to interfere. Kader Bey hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Tayeb Djebar came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Longview 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 Tayeb Djebar couldn't finish the play. Krim N'Soumer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amine Zitouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Djebar in the 72nd minute of the match. Krim N'Soumer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Krim N'Soumer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longview's supporters rose to their feet, but Krim N'Soumer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amine Zitouni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Slimane Bellemou Messaoud 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. When Tayeb Djebar came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Longview 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 Tayeb Djebar couldn't finish the play. Farid Kraouche charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Farid Kraouche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Newport booed when Longview was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farid Kraouche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slimane Bellemou Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Saïd-Guerni having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Longview had played much better football throughout.