League

Knowle
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tayeb Fillali made the kick off which started today's match. Soltani Hima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kacem El Karimi in the 3rd minute of play. After 6 played minutes Curdridge got a freekick which was hit by Afsahi Abdelmoumene. Anis Zakaria succeeded in the game's 7th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Curdridge's goal looked a bit too open when Kacem El Karimi came free, but Soltani Hima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Curdridge getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Arkam Ghazi hit a great ball. 1-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Anwa Djachem elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 25 minutes of play, Curdridge's Tayeb Fillali made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cherif Menia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30th minute Kacem El Karimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Soltani Hima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Anis Zakaria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Soltani Hima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Knowle's Abderrazek Tannoudji got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anis Zakaria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Soltani Hima made a huge save. Knowle's Anis Zakaria got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Yacine Foughali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cherif Menia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tayeb Fillali went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kacem El Karimi made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Knowle's goalkeeper Cherif Menia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 62 minutes of play, Knowle's Kacem El Karimi made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Soltani Hima was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 66 played minutes Knowle got a freekick which was hit by Haggi Benyamina. Anis Zakaria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Anis Zakaria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Knowle's Anis Zakaria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soltani Hima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Knowle:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Curdridge:s goal. In the 98th minute, the referee gave Curdridge a penalty. Kateb Heddou looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Cherif Menia.