League

Elon College
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Petal's Mustapha Djamel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Elon College's Bouabdellah Moussa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toufik Ahmed narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Mustapha Djamel sped through Elon College's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abd el Sakhri. Mustapha Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abd el Sakhri having to interfere. Toufik Ahmed acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Samir Faudel. If Hocine Souakri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Djamel in the 15th minute of play forced Elon College's goalkeeper Abd el Sakhri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toufik Ahmed stood somewhat misplaced when Bouabdellah Moussa came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 18 minute. Toufik Ahmed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bouabdellah Moussa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bouabdellah Moussa in the 25th minute of play forced Petal's goalkeeper Toufik Ahmed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Petal's Mouloud Mamouni got a free kick in the 25th minute. Bouabdellah Moussa struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Toufik Ahmed didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elon College. El Djebbour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Toufik Ahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Petal's Karim Abrika got a free kick in the 31st minute. Mustapha Djamel charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustapha Djamel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Petal's Mustapha Djamel got a free kick in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Bouabdellah Moussa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toufik Ahmed was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. El Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Djebbour could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 49th minute of the match, but Toufik Ahmed made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bouabdellah Moussa to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Petal defense, El Djebbour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toufik Ahmed. The Petal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toufik Ahmed should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the game, El Djebbour cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Toufik Ahmed was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 70 minutes, Karim Saïd-Guerni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elon College and the Petal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave Elon College a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mahieddine Mammeri, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Petal's Toufik Ahmed. 5-1. Toufik Ahmed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bouabdellah Moussa, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After a rather tough play, Petal's Karim Abrika got a free kick in the 84th minute. El Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling El Djebbour in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Toufik Ahmed prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Mustapha Djamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Elon College had won after a very even match.