League

Byron Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rabah Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tayeb Larfaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Anther Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Zitouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nouara Zitouni charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nouara Zitouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes McPherson AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nouara Zitouni. If Hemza Chaib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Zitouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouara Zitouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Nouara Zitouni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The McPherson AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anther Kourichi in the 21st minute of play forced Byron's goalkeeper Rabah Zitouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Byron's Rafik Zoheir Fillali got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Anther Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Zitouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anther Kourichi in the 31st minute of the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Hemza Chaib managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Byron's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hemza Chaib was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rabah Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anther Kourichi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute, Anther Kourichi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The McPherson AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Rabah Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouara Zitouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Hemza Chaib was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. Byron's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A hard shot 44 in the game by Hemza Chaib from a close distance when the talented Abdel Bitat managed to make a qualified save. McPherson AFC's players were relieved. Tayeb Larfaoui hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Byron's goalkeeper Rabah Zitouni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hemza Chaib made a kick off. Hemza Chaib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55thth minute of the game Hemza Chaib who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but McPherson AFC's Abdel Bitat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Byron's Mebarek Mazzid got a free kick in the 58th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Rachid Baba Ali Aït Salem managed to get in a good position for a shot. McPherson AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Baba Ali Aït Salem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Zitouni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rabah Zitouni was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anther Kourichi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 61 minute of play. Rabah Zitouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Haddadj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anther Kourichi struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Rabah Zitouni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for McPherson AFC. Rabah Zitouni made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Nouara Zitouni sent off a good shot on target. Rabah Zitouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anther Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Larfaoui in the 72nd minute of play forced Byron's goalkeeper Rabah Zitouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rabah Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anther Kourichi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Rafik Zoheir Fillali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Byron's Rabah Zitouni got control of the ball when Nouara Zitouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Byron's goal looked a bit too open when Anther Kourichi came free, but Rabah Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, McPherson AFC's René Haddadj dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After some careless play in the Byron defense, Nouara Zitouni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rabah Zitouni. The Byron fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rabah Zitouni should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded McPherson AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Byron.