League

Philadelphia Stadium
Spectators: 6698 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chaba Bencherif started the match with the kick off. Abdelhamid Khadra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Farès Benzine's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. The audience was convinced that Karim Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Souad Medjani was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Abdelhamid Khadra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaba Bencherif in the 13th minute of play. Abdelhamid Khadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farès Benzine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Souad Medjani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Fergani's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Kamel Khendu charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamel Khendu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Kamel Khendu. 23 minutes into the match, Kamel Reda Madouni notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Macedonia's Souad Medjani. Souad Medjani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Souad Medjani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Bouzid in the 32nd minute of play. Philadelphia's Abdelhamid Khadra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaba Bencherif in the 38th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to Philadelphia getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Karim Bezzaz hit a great ball. Philadelphia's Abdelhamid Khadra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Philadelphia from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Karim Ghazi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chaba Bencherif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia's Leon Fergani got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Karim Bouzid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Philadelphia's Karim Bouzid in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Macedonia's goalie prevented a goal. Samir Bourebbou's late challenge caught a Macedonia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samir Bourebbou helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Philadelphia getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Samir Bourebbou hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Macedonia's Mokdad Abdenouz in action when he in the 83rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! A collision led to Macedonia getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Yacine Hamruche hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Bouzid in the 93rd minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Souad Medjani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Abderaouf Cavalli fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macedonia's protests and gave Abderaouf Cavalli a yellow card for diving instead. After 93 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Abderaouf Cavalli. If Karim Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Macedonia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.