League

Kennewick Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Aridni FC's Hakim Djura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Karim Khabatou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Aridni FC's Abdelaziz Madjer got a free kick in the 6th minute. Lounès Piaf was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Karim Khabatou capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karim Khabatou really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Hakim Djura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Deghmani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Benhamou in the 15th minute of play. Karim Khabatou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Karim Khabatou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lounès Piaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Reda Madouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakim Djura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rabah Deghmani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Aridni FC's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Khabatou came free, but Lounès Piaf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kennewick's Karim Khabatou in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aridni FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th minute, Aridni FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nadir Reda Madouni fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lounès Piaf didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Karim Khabatou took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Lounès Piaf to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nadir Reda Madouni got free with Lounès Piaf in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Karim Khabatou made the kick off in the second half. Lounès Piaf didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nadir Reda Madouni went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute, Karim Khabatou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lounès Piaf was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. When Nadir Reda Madouni came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Kennewick 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 Nadir Reda Madouni couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Kennewick booed when Aridni FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Messaoudi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Reda Madouni in the 74th minute of play forced Aridni FC's goalkeeper Lounès Piaf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rabah Deghmani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakim Djura in the 77th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kateb Brahami during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 80 minutes into the game, one of Aridni FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Kennewick. Nordine Ulansi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lounès Piaf. 6-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Bouazza during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 88 minutes, Nadir Reda Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kennewick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nadir Reda Madouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd match minute, Aridni FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kateb Brahami to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute of the match Kennewick got a corner. Aridni FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nordine Ulansi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Kennewick's Nordine Ulansi to fire away a dangerous shot which Lounès Piaf despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lounès Piaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadir Reda Madouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 100th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Aridni FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kennewick.