League

Spanaway
Spectators: 7440 (Terracing: 5581, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rabah Bensaoula made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Arlington Heights booed when Spanaway AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maïssa Ahmed didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Arlington Heights got a corner. Spanaway AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fodil El Ouafi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fodil El Ouafi made a great header on Arlington Heights's corner, it was just that Spanaway AFC's Rabah Lacarne managed to reach the ball for a save. Rabah Bensaoula hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Mourad Hadjar hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Mohamed Assad from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got Fadel Zaaf's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rabah Lacarne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Bensaoula in the 18th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tedj el Ibrahimi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Lacarne was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute Rabah Boulmerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadel Zaaf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fodil El Ouafi kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Fadel Zaaf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rabah Boulmerka's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Spanaway AFC's Anthar Cherrad got a free kick in the 36th minute. Rabah Lacarne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tedj el Ibrahimi's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Tedj el Ibrahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rabah Lacarne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Spanaway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Assad to maneuver through the defense. Rabah Lacarne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedj el Ibrahimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Lacarne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rabah Bensaoula went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rabah Boulmerka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rabah Lacarne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Bensaoula in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Arlington Heights booed when Spanaway AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthar Cherrad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute Rabah Bensaoula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Lacarne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arlington Heights's Rabah Bensaoula in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spanaway AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Spanaway AFC's zone, Tedj el Ibrahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Lacarne came out of the goal and Tedj el Ibrahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute of the match, Tedj el Ibrahimi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rabah Lacarne was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Rabah Lacarne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Hadjar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rabah Bensaoula in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Lacarne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rabah Bensaoula in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Lacarne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tedj el Ibrahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Rabah Lacarne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tedj el Ibrahimi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Rabah Lacarne made a huge save. If Abd al-Aziz Bensaïd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Arlington Heights's zone, Abd al-Aziz Bensaïd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fadel Zaaf came out of the goal and Abd al-Aziz Bensaïd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rabah Bensaoula got free with Rabah Lacarne in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Spanaway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthar Cherrad to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Spanaway AFC's zone, Rabah Bensaoula stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Lacarne came out of the goal and Rabah Bensaoula tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Spanaway AFC's goalkeeper Rabah Lacarne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tedj el Ibrahimi. Rabah Bensaoula received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rabah Lacarne came out and tried to block the shot, but Rabah Bensaoula slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj el Ibrahimi in the 97th minute of play forced Spanaway AFC's goalkeeper Rabah Lacarne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.