League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 10968 (Terracing: 8227, Seating: 2523, VIP seats: 218) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Madjid Hamruche took the kick off in the first half of the match. Meziane Bentaala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khaled Belkheir in the 3rd minute. Chabane Sandjak struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Meziane Bentaala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espérance Algérienne. In the 8th minute, Djamil Ayad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Meziane Bentaala was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Meziane Bentaala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nazir Hadjadj in the 11th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Espérance Algérienne's Khaled Belkheir slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Meziane Bentaala. That made the score 2-0 after 13 minutes of play. After 22 minutes of play, Espérance Algérienne's Khaled Belkheir made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meziane Bentaala was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Raouf Makhloufi put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Espérance Algérienne booed when Mipol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raouf Makhloufi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Mipol's Meziane Bentaala got control of the ball when Assad Hamid Brahima tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Mipol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mesbah Seghiri to maneuver through the defense. Djamil Ayad succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 29th playminute. Mipol's Meziane Bentaala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamil Ayad in the 32nd minute of play. Meziane Bentaala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chabane Sandjak in the 33rd minute of the match. Mipol's Meziane Bentaala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Mipol from getting a goal against them. After 45 minutes of play, Espérance Algérienne's Chabane Sandjak made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meziane Bentaala was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 9-0.

56 minutes into the match, Chabane Sandjak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meziane Bentaala. Mipol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chabane Sandjak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. After 60 minutes of play, Espérance Algérienne's Djamil Ayad made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meziane Bentaala was left in no man's land by his defense there! Meziane Bentaala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamil Ayad in the 62nd minute of play. Meziane Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chabane Sandjak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Mipol's goal looked a bit too open when Chabane Sandjak came free, but Meziane Bentaala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Belkheir in the 69th minute of play forced Mipol's goalkeeper Meziane Bentaala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazir Hadjadj in the 70th minute of play forced Mipol's goalkeeper Meziane Bentaala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Djamil Ayad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Meziane Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamil Ayad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Mipol's goal looked a bit too open when Nazir Hadjadj came free, but Meziane Bentaala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Djamil Ayad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espérance Algérienne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 15-0. Meziane Bentaala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Bruel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Nazir Hadjadj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espérance Algérienne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 16-0. Meziane Bentaala came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Espérance Algérienne's Nazir Hadjadj. But to his dismay, Nazir Hadjadj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 17-0. Meziane Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dylan Bruel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Djamil Ayad made a precise shot to the right of Meziane Bentaala. Mipol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 18-0. Meziane Bentaala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chabane Sandjak in the 94th minute of play. Mipol's Meziane Bentaala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nazir Hadjadj in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Espérance Algérienne were the better team. Espérance Algérienne's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.