League

Huntington Park
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hameur El-Hadi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilles Nekkar kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Hameur El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Michel Timsit having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Glendale Heights FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Thelma Lacen fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 14 minutes, Hameur El-Hadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huntington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hameur El-Hadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute, Hameur Al-Jazairia 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. Hameur El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Michel Timsit having to interfere. Hameur El-Hadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thelma Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jean-Michel Timsit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Glendale Heights FC's goalkeeper Jean-Michel Timsit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Glendale Heights FC's Hameur Al-Jazairia got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guillaume Laurent Raï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hameur El-Hadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Jean-Michel Timsit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Mhenni hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute of the match, Thelma Lacen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jean-Michel Timsit was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Guillaume Laurent Raï made the kick off in the second half. When Hamid Hamdani fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glendale Heights FC's protests and gave Hamid Hamdani a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Glendale Heights FC! Jean-Michel Timsit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thelma Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Michel Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hameur El-Hadi in the 59th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Huntington's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Laurent Raï came free, but Mohamed Djamel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thelma Lacen charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thelma Lacen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Thelma Lacen 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 having played for 73 minutes, Thelma Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huntington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thelma Lacen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Fodil Medjoudj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Michel Timsit was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Cheb Mhenni charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb Mhenni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Glendale Heights FC's Cheb Mhenni got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 81 played minutes, Huntington's Abdelaziz Reda Madouni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jean-Michel Timsit came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Huntington reached it. After a rather tough play, Huntington's Abdelaziz Reda Madouni got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Hameur Al-Jazairia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mohamed Djamel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Guillaume Laurent Raï managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glendale Heights FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Laurent Raï was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Djamel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Guillaume Laurent Raï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Glendale Heights FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.