League

Hanover Stadium
Spectators: 6711 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abd al-Asis Merzekane started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Mustapha Lemoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hanover FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rocklin FC the free kick. In the 4th minute, Mustapha Lemoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafik Mamouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Sadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nordine Yacine in the 11th minute of play. Rocklin FC's Jean-Michel Doutté got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Maxime Vlimmens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rocklin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mourad Kaci Said kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hachemi Bessou in the 21st minute of play forced Rocklin FC's goalkeeper Hameur Khelaifia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafik Mamouni in the 24th minute of play forced Hanover FC's goalkeeper Ali Sadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Maxime Vlimmens made a precise shot to the right of Ali Sadi. Hanover FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Rafik Mamouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rocklin FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafik Mamouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Sadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafik Mamouni in the 35th minute of play forced Hanover FC's goalkeeper Ali Sadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Sadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Bencheikh in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute of the match Mustapha Moussa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Sadi skillfully saved the ball. Hanover FC's Ali Sadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamel Hanafy in the 40th minute of play. If Kamel Hanafy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Kamel Hanafy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rocklin FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kamel Hanafy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Sadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Rocklin FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafik Mamouni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jean-Michel Doutté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafik Mamouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Jean-Michel Doutté shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Sadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Sadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafik Mamouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Kamel Hanafy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ali Sadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean-Michel Doutté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Rocklin FC's Rafik Mamouni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Sadi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abd al-Asis Merzekane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salim Brahmi's late challenge caught a Rocklin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salim Brahmi helped the player get up and apologised. Salim Brahmi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Rafik Mamouni didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-4 via right post in the game's 85th minute. Rocklin FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With his leg Ali Sadi managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Rocklin FC's Rafik Mamouni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Hanover FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Mounir Haddou hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Mahmoud Boulebda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Sadi skillfully saved the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Ali Larbes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hanover FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rocklin FC the free kick. In the 96th minute of the match Ferhat Bougherra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Sadi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rocklin FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.