Friendly League

New Orleans
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Denis Lera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hachemi Belloumi was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Abdellah Boniche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hachemi Belloumi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Diculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hachemi Belloumi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denis Lera went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 26th minute Albert Kensi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Gabrea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Sebastian Diculescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacul's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Diculescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hachemi Belloumi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the match, New Orleans AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Diculescu came free, but Hachemi Belloumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hachemi Belloumi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lera in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, New Orleans AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdellah Boniche to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, New Orleans AFC's Abdellah Boniche sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iosif Gabrea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The goalkeeper, Iosif Gabrea, was totally fooled by New Orleans AFC's Abdelkader Mimoun, who 42 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Hachemi Belloumi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Diculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. If Sebastian Diculescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yasmina Lelouch's late challenge caught a Jacul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yasmina Lelouch helped the player get up and apologised. Yasmina Lelouch hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, New Orleans AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Diculescu came free, but Hachemi Belloumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the New Orleans AFC defense, Denis Lera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hachemi Belloumi. The New Orleans AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hachemi Belloumi should have stopped the shot. Albert Kensi hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Abdellah Boniche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th match minute, Jacul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Chitimia to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, New Orleans AFC's Yasmina Lelouch got a free kick in the 77th minute. Jacul's Iosif Gabrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Assad in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Jacul's zone, Ismael Assad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iosif Gabrea came out of the goal and Ismael Assad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Jacul's Robert Chitimia got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Yasmina Lelouch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacul's Iosif Gabrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellah Boniche in the 91st minute of play. When Abdellah Boniche came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the New Orleans AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdellah Boniche couldn't finish the play. In the 96th play minute Denis Lera came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hachemi Belloumi. 1-3. The Jacul players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.