League

Cottered
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Salih Meskouri started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Abdelaziz Faudel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 16th minute, Ammar Apap hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ales Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofiane Sermadji having to interfere. If Bekathen Djazouli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ales Benida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sofiane Sermadji was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Cottered United's zone, Abdelaziz Faudel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sofiane Sermadji came out of the goal and Abdelaziz Faudel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sutton Valence AFC's zone, Salih Meskouri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hakim Zemmamouche came out of the goal and Salih Meskouri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bekathen Djazouli might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakim Zemmamouche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bekathen Djazouli ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 49 minutes, Ahmed El Moubarek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sutton Valence AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed El Moubarek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ales Benida was the one to do the kick off. Cottered United's Sofiane Sermadji proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Cottered United from getting a goal against them. Ghani Zughba kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Ales Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofiane Sermadji having to interfere. Sofiane Sermadji was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ales Benida showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. Abdelaziz Faudel struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Sofiane Sermadji didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sutton Valence AFC. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Bekathen Djazouli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cottered United's supporters rose to their feet, but Bekathen Djazouli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hakim Zemmamouche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ahmed El Moubarek fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sutton Valence AFC's protests and gave Ahmed El Moubarek a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th minute, Ahmed El Moubarek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sofiane Sermadji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ales Benida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Sutton Valence AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bekathen Djazouli came free, but Hakim Zemmamouche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bekathen Djazouli came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Cottered United 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 Bekathen Djazouli couldn't finish the play. Sofiane Sermadji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ales Benida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sutton Valence AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.