League

Hacconby Stadium
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Hosni Banou Attyya started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Anwa Kholt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brahim Boutella stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Farid Lamine's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. If Abdelhafid Zeghni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Farid Lamine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brahim Boutella was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 18 played minutes Knebworth City got a freekick which was hit by Kader Amri. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Farid Lamine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Knebworth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Farid Lamine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brahim Boutella breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdelhamid Izghen kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Hacconby City getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Abdelhamid Izghen hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Knebworth City's Amri Belghith tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Knebworth City's Zineddine Mhenni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hosni Banou Attyya in the 27th minute of play. When Miloud Madjer fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knebworth City's protests and gave Miloud Madjer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Farid Lamine ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brahim Boutella was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Brahim Boutella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarek Ghanem in the 39th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarek Ghanem to make the kick off. Brahim Boutella came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Knebworth City's Farid Lamine. But to his dismay, Farid Lamine quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Hacconby City booed when Knebworth City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amri Belghith didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hosni Banou Attyya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farid Lamine might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Brahim Boutella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Farid Lamine ran back to his position shaking his head. Cheb El Ouchem charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb El Ouchem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cheb El Ouchem kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Farid Lamine came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Knebworth City 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 Farid Lamine couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the game, Tarek Ghanem recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Brahim Boutella. Tarek Ghanem showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. When Hacconby City's Abdelhafid Zeghni in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Knebworth City's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Knebworth City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.