League

Harahan Park
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Moulay Fahima made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes Garden View got a freekick which was hit by Nasser Benmabrouk. Ahmed Megharia's late challenge caught a Garden View's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Megharia helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Cheb Zidane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garden View's supporters rose to their feet, but Cheb Zidane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Tahar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cheb Zidane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Abdel Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Harahan AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Zidane came free, but Abdel Tahar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismael Brahami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moulay Fahima in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match Edmond Benhamou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdel Tahar skillfully saved the ball. Mahmoud Achiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheb Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abdel Tahar came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Garden View's Mahmoud Achiou. But to his dismay, Mahmoud Achiou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moulay Fahima in the 36th minute of play forced Garden View's goalkeeper Ismael Brahami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Abdelaziz Djebar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harahan AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelaziz Djebar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Brahami breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 42 minutes into the match, Harahan AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mahmoud Achiou came free, but Abdel Tahar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Harahan AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Garden View were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cheb Zidane made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Ahmed Megharia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ismael Brahami was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 57th minute of the match, Mahmoud Achiou got a very nice opportunity to score, but Abdel Tahar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mahmoud Achiou got free with Abdel Tahar in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Cheb Zidane came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Garden View 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 Cheb Zidane couldn't finish the play. Abdel Tahar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Zidane in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Garden View's Nasser Benmabrouk got a free kick in the 70th minute. Mahmoud Achiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Achiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Abdel Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bendjedid Kourichi charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bendjedid Kourichi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Harahan AFC's Bendjedid Kourichi got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Cheb Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Tahar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Zidane in the 89th minute of the match. Abdel Tahar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Zidane, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Garden View's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Djebar came free, but Ismael Brahami reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 95 minutes, Moulay Fahima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harahan AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moulay Fahima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Garden View's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.