League

La Pénitence
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, The Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Said El Ouafi came free, but Jussef Labi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Said El Ouafi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Orofino AFC 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 Said El Ouafi couldn't finish the play. In the last second Karim Sellal throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kasdi Megharia in the 8thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Orofino AFC's zone, Kasdi Megharia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Sellal came out of the goal and Kasdi Megharia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jussef Labi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Abbas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Abbas scored 2-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karim Sellal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Orofino AFC's Karim Sellal got control of the ball when Ahmed Abbas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Abbas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jussef Labi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to The Rangers FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Lakhdar Timsit hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Nadir Belmadi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jussef Labi skillfully saved the ball. Ali Abbas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jussef Labi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, The Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Abbas came free, but Jussef Labi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When The Rangers FC's Kasdi Megharia in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orofino AFC's goalie prevented a goal. If Said El Ouafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Abbas to strike the kick off in the second half. Kasdi Megharia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Sellal having to interfere. With his leg Jussef Labi managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Orofino AFC's Said El Ouafi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice moves Said El Ouafi could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Jussef Labi however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to The Rangers FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Rabah Ben Khalidi hit a great ball. When Lakhdar Timsit fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Rangers FC's protests and gave Lakhdar Timsit a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes The Rangers FC got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Timsit. After a defensive mix-up in Orofino AFC's zone, Kasdi Megharia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Sellal came out of the goal and Kasdi Megharia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilles Djebbour's late challenge caught a The Rangers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilles Djebbour helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Orofino AFC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Gilles Djebbour hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Ahmed Abbas 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. If Ahmed Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Sellal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmed Abbas went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score.