League

Gillespie Stadium
Spectators: 6706 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Ismael Boutella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute of the match Fodil Abdessalam shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rachid Diafat showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Karim Belkhadem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ulysses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gillespie the free kick. The referee gave Gillespie a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fodil Abdessalam, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ulysses's Rachid Diafat. 1-0. Rachid Diafat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Rachid Diafat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nouara Mesbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelmalek Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Haddou having to interfere. When Abderaouf Nasro came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Gillespie 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 Abderaouf Nasro couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the match, Ulysses's goal looked a bit too open when Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou came free, but Rachid Diafat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abderaouf Nasro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Rachid Diafat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Ulysses's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abderaouf Nasro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalek Fergani in the 46th minute of play forced Gillespie's goalkeeper Cheb Haddou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Gillespie's goal looked a bit too open when Nouara Mesbah came free, but Cheb Haddou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Nouara Mesbah made the kick off in the second half. Rachid Diafat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou in the 57th minute of play. Rachid Diafat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou in the 60th minute of play. Rachid Diafat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When Nouara Mesbah came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ulysses 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 Nouara Mesbah couldn't finish the play. After 78 played minutes Gillespie got a freekick which was hit by Souad Allalou. In the 81st minute of the match Ulysses got a corner. Gillespie's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Karim Belkhadem ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Abdelmalek Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zīn ud-Dīn Allalou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Abderaouf Nasro made a precise shot to the right of Rachid Diafat. Ulysses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Ulysses's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.