League

Belmond Stadium
Spectators: 7354 (Terracing: 5552, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 100) Khair ad-Din Guessoum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Massi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Belmond FC's zone, Mehdi Massi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khair ad-Din Guessoum came out of the goal and Mehdi Massi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the match, Mehdi Massi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khair ad-Din Guessoum. Belmond FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mehdi Massi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ben Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Khair ad-Din Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Belmond FC's zone, Ben Camus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khair ad-Din Guessoum came out of the goal and Ben Camus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Dida Halimi fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belmond FC's protests and gave Dida Halimi a yellow card for diving instead. Dida Halimi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Halim Bouteflika took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Khair ad-Din Guessoum. Belmond FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 18th minute, Dida Halimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Ben Camus 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. After a defensive mix-up in Belmond FC's zone, Mehdi Massi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khair ad-Din Guessoum came out of the goal and Mehdi Massi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamid Zakaria struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Smail Hamdani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belmond FC. In the 29th minute Hamid Zakaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Hamdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ben Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Khair ad-Din Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khair ad-Din Guessoum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehdi Massi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Hamid Zakaria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smail Hamdani having to interfere. Smail Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jussef Khaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Mehdi Massi put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Khair ad-Din Guessoum. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Ben Camus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Camus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khair ad-Din Guessoum breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehdi Massi to make the kick off. Smail Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jussef Khaldi in the 55th minute of the match. Karim Aribi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smail Hamdani having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rio AFC's Hakim Mihoubi got a free kick in the 58th minute. If Karim Aribi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Aribi in the 63rd minute of play forced Rio AFC's goalkeeper Smail Hamdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rio AFC's Halim Bouteflika got a free kick in the 66th minute. Smail Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Zakaria in the 67th minute of the match. Karim Aribi struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Smail Hamdani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belmond FC. Karim Aribi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohammad Dib kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When the match had been going on for 79 minutes Mohammed Bridji shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Khair ad-Din Guessoum when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. In the 81st minute of the match, Ben Camus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Khair ad-Din Guessoum was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 84th minute Karim Aribi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Hamdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ben Camus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Khair ad-Din Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Karim Aribi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belmond FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Aribi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Rio AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Mehdi Massi hit a great ball.