League

St. Albans Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reda Adjani got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reda Adjani in the 6th minute of play forced St. Albans's goalkeeper Adlène Achiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hakim Boulmerka in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adlène Achiou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10thth minute of the game Rabah Kermali who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but St. Albans's Adlène Achiou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 0-1 became the score in the 11th minute when Reda Adjani elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A hard shot 16 in the game by Hocine Touhami from a close distance when the talented Edmond Belkheir managed to make a qualified save. Kingsland AFC's players were relieved. Adlène Achiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakim Boulmerka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakim Boulmerka struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Adlène Achiou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingsland AFC. Chadli Bencheikh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hakim Boulmerka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Adlène Achiou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alain El-Ouafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmond Belkheir having to interfere. The supporters of Kingsland AFC booed when St. Albans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chadli Bencheikh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Faouzi Achiou 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. In the 42nd minute Khalida Gourion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adlène Achiou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Asma in the 43rd minute of play forced Kingsland AFC's goalkeeper Edmond Belkheir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Edmond Belkheir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Touhami, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Fodil Asma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Belkheir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in St. Albans's zone, Reda Adjani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adlène Achiou came out of the goal and Reda Adjani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rabah Kermali in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adlène Achiou saved St. Albans from getting behind. Adlène Achiou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakim Boulmerka in the 63rd minute. Abdelkader Cohen-Tannoudji hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hakim Boulmerka got free with Adlène Achiou in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. St. Albans's Adlène Achiou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save St. Albans from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, St. Albans's Adlène Achiou got control of the ball when Hakim Boulmerka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kingsland AFC's Edmond Belkheir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hocine Touhami in the 76th minute of play. Rabah Kermali was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Reda Adjani struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Adlène Achiou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingsland AFC. A collision led to Kingsland AFC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ismael Hanister hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, Hocine Touhami notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kingsland AFC's Edmond Belkheir. Edmond Belkheir was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Kingsland AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Asma came free, but Edmond Belkheir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The St. Albans fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kingsland AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.