League

Hopedale Stadium
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) Cheb Sifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulhamid Amara having to interfere. A collision led to Temple Hills FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc hit a great ball. Benamar Bencherif took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdulhamid Amara. Abdulhamid Amara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After having played for 17 minutes, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Temple Hills FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chih El-Kenz saved Hopedale from getting behind. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chih El-Kenz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Temple Hills FC's zone, Cheb Sifi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdulhamid Amara came out of the goal and Cheb Sifi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 30 minutes of play, Hopedale's Benamar Bencherif made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdulhamid Amara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdulhamid Amara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Djeballi in the 35th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Hopedale's Benamar Bencherif sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdulhamid Amara narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cheb Sifi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Temple Hills FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Sifi came free, but Abdulhamid Amara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chih El-Kenz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc in the 54th minute. Chih El-Kenz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 54 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mebarek Oussalah got free with Chih El-Kenz in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute, Karim Larbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chih El-Kenz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mebarek Oussalah in the 63rd minute of play. Frantz Taha's late challenge caught a Temple Hills FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frantz Taha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, Hopedale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frantz Taha to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Temple Hills FC's Mebarek Oussalah dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Chih El-Kenz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Temple Hills FC 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 Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc couldn't finish the play. Mebarek Oussalah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chih El-Kenz having to interfere. Cheb Sifi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Sifi in the 83rd minute of play forced Temple Hills FC's goalkeeper Abdulhamid Amara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Temple Hills FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Sifi came free, but Abdulhamid Amara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot by Abdelaziz Nekkar from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got Chih El-Kenz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the match, Hopedale's goal looked a bit too open when Mebarek Oussalah came free, but Chih El-Kenz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fawzi Achiu hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.