League

Boyertown
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Fouad Zarabi made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chadli Benmabrouk in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samir El-Hadi saved Boyertown from getting behind. Mourad Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samir El-Hadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salim Mezdad, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Chadli Benmabrouk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samir El-Hadi. Boyertown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chadli Benmabrouk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Chadli Benmabrouk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samir El-Hadi was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When Center's Salim Mezdad in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Boyertown's goalie prevented a goal. Samir El-Hadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chadli Benmabrouk in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Mezdad in the 36th minute of play forced Boyertown's goalkeeper Samir El-Hadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salim Mezdad scored 0-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samir El-Hadi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Boyertown's Abderraouf Kader pulled a muscle in his back after 46 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 46 minutes into the game, Madjid Camus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Center's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boyertown the free kick. Madjid Camus hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half Center were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 53rd minute, Rabah Ben Khalidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Chadli Benmabrouk got free in front of the goal in the 55th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Samir El-Hadi was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Samir El-Hadi made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Chadli Benmabrouk sent off a good shot on target. Salim Mezdad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Samir El-Hadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Rabah Ben Khalidi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boyertown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Center the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, Boyertown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Ben Khalidi to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 64 minutes, Chadli Benmabrouk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Center's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chadli Benmabrouk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rabah Ben Khalidi was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Boyertown's Rabah Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 66th minute. When Center's Chadli Benmabrouk, in the 67th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Center. Salim Mezdad might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samir El-Hadi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salim Mezdad ran back to his position shaking his head. Chadli Benmabrouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir El-Hadi having to interfere. If Chadli Benmabrouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Salim Mezdad got free in front of the goal in the 76th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Samir El-Hadi was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Boyertown's Samir El-Hadi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Boyertown from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the game, one of Boyertown:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Samir El-Hadi, was totally fooled by Center's Abdelmalek Bezzaz, who 82 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 93rd minute, Chadli Benmabrouk made a precise shot to the right of Samir El-Hadi. Boyertown's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 97th minute Salim Mezdad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir El-Hadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Center could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Boyertown throughout the match.