League

Needham
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Mohammed Chaouchi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tedj Amara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Saci having to interfere. After 6 played minutes Needham FC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Boniche. Ahmed Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammed Chaouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamal Boulmerka in the 10th minute of play forced Ralston's goalkeeper Mounir Saci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Bahari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Ralston's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Karim Ahmed scored to the left of an out of position Mounir Saci, making the score, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammed Chaouchi in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmed Bahari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th match minute, Needham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Safy Sadmi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Needham FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Safy Sadmi hit a great ball. Ahmed Bahari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammed Chaouchi in the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Djamal Boulmerka to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ralston's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Moussaoui came free, but Mounir Saci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohammed Chaouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Bahari having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi got free with Ahmed Bahari in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ahmed Bahari was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 75 minute of play. Ahmed Bahari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammed Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the game, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ahmed Bahari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Mohammed Chaouchi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmed Bahari was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Needham FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammed Chaouchi came free, but Ahmed Bahari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Djamal Boulmerka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Djamal Boulmerka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Needham FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Djamal Boulmerka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mounir Saci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.