League

Webster Groves Park
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) Amine Bouteflika started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tahar Benflis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larbi Fanon having to interfere. Abdelmalek Soltani charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelmalek Soltani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mandan getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Abdelmalek Soltani hit a great ball. Webster Groves's Tahar Achiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Bouteflika in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Souad Sadaoui in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tahar Achiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Webster Groves getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Mehdi Bezzaz hit a great ball. Hakim Dahleb was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Webster Groves's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 35 minutes into the match, Webster Groves's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Bouteflika came free, but Tahar Achiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Webster Groves got a freekick which was hit by Ali Hamruche. Webster Groves's Tahar Achiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Bouteflika in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Webster Groves's Mehdi Bezzaz got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Amine Bouteflika came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Mandan 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 Amine Bouteflika couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hakim Dahleb stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Webster Groves's Tahar Achiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Webster Groves from getting a goal against them. Tahar Achiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Bouteflika in the 56th minute of play. Tahar Achiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yazid Larbi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mandan booed when Webster Groves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Hamruche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mandan's Larbi Fanon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakim Dahleb in the 70th minute of play. When Amine Bouteflika came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Mandan 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 Amine Bouteflika couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Mandan getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Yazid Larbi hit a great ball. Larbi Fanon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahar Benflis in the 75th minute of the match. If Souad Sadaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bellemou Zitouni charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bellemou Zitouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Webster Groves getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bellemou Zitouni hit a great ball. Webster Groves succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mandan had controlled the match.