League

Smithfield Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Meziane Schoonmaker in the 5th minute of play forced Smithfield's goalkeeper Yacine Drid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kateb Chaib received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Madhi Kraouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. François Boudiaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Kraouche having to interfere. Meziane Schoonmaker took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yacine Drid. Yacine Drid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Yacine Drid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meziane Schoonmaker, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. If Meziane Schoonmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Smithfield's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Michel Saadane came free, but Yacine Drid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Merkel's Meziane Schoonmaker in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Smithfield's goalie prevented a goal. Yacine Drid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Michel Saadane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Madhi Kraouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Mezdad in the 56th minute of the match. If Jean-Michel Saadane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Drid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Michel Saadane in the 61st minute of the match. Jean-Michel Saadane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Yacine Drid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meziane Schoonmaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yacine Drid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Michel Saadane in the 72nd minute of the match. Kateb Chaib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Zoheir Boniche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean-Michel Saadane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Meziane Schoonmaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd minute of the match, Fodil Bouziane tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yacine Drid saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Merkel players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.