League

GOKKALE
Spectators: 7382 (Terracing: 5538, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelhamid Brahami got the match started through his kick off. Albert Djura kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Mourad Rimitti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelhamid Brahami in the 3rd minute of play. Mourad Rimitti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Baroudi in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Sioux AFC booed when GOKTURK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Lamine Kab didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see Sioux AFC's Djabir Ahmed in action when he in the 11th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After 12 played minutes GOKTURK got a freekick which was hit by Robert Fari. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by GOKTURK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Djabir Ahmed was slow to take the kick. During this time Sioux AFC's players had a chance to rest. Mahmoud Beloufa kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Samir Lacen struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Tedj Mansouri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GOKTURK. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Samir Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot. GOKTURK's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Lacen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tedj Mansouri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. El Benarbia kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sioux AFC's zone, Samir Lacen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Mansouri came out of the goal and Samir Lacen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Albert Djura got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 29 played minutes Sioux AFC got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Morceli. After having played for 32 minutes, Robert Baroudi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sioux AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Baroudi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Djabir Ahmed hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Mourad Rimitti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhamid Brahami in the 38th minute of the match. Daniel Boufroura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mourad Rimitti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelhamid Brahami in the 45th minute of play. Mourad Rimitti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelhamid Brahami, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samir Lacen made a kick off. Tedj Mansouri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Samir Lacen went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Robert Baroudi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sioux AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Baroudi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mourad Rimitti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind GOKTURK's goalkeeper Mourad Rimitti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of GOKTURK booed when Sioux AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilles Morceli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sioux AFC's zone, Albert Djura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Mansouri came out of the goal and Albert Djura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th match minute, Sioux AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by El Benarbia to maneuver through the defense. Tedj Mansouri came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by GOKTURK's Samir Lacen. But to his dismay, Samir Lacen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Abdelhamid Brahami took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Mourad Rimitti to make any attempt to save it. El Benarbia kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Nordine Achiou was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Robert Baroudi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of GOKTURK's Mourad Rimitti. Mourad Rimitti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.