League

Prison Oval
Spectators: 7390 (Terracing: 5544, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) Rivoli United's Mehdi Mesbah 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. Abdelaziz Boutabout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Djamel Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Said Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Djamel Hemdani was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Said Bouzid got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in West Longview's zone, Mehdi Mesbah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boudjemaa Lemoui came out of the goal and Mehdi Mesbah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Djamel Hemdani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Said Bouzid went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Djamel Hemdani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Said Bouzid went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute Said Bouzid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djamel Hemdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelaziz Boutabout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelaziz Boutabout in the 29th minute of play forced Rivoli United's goalkeeper Djamel Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of West Longview booed when Rivoli United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Reda Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelaziz Boutabout in the 38th minute of play forced Rivoli United's goalkeeper Djamel Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes, Abdelaziz Boutabout made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Rivoli United's Djamel Hemdani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Mehdi Mesbah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rivoli United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. When Mehdi Mesbah came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Rivoli United 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 Mehdi Mesbah couldn't finish the play. A collision led to West Longview getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Liamine Kraouche hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Rivoli United's Mehdi Mesbah got a free kick in the 65th minute. If Said Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Said Bouzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Djamel Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Said Bouzid's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Djamel Hemdani firmly grabbed it by the left post. Djamel Hemdani made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Said Bouzid sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of West Longview booed when Rivoli United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismaël Oussalah didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Yahia Cohen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rivoli United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yahia Cohen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boudjemaa Lemoui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehdi Mesbah's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. West Longview had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.