League

Ryde
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sofiane Bedjaoui took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bellemou Mediouna made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Ibrahim Kerfali sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Ryde FC's Sofiane Bedjaoui ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bellemou Mediouna. Bellemou Mediouna yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maylandsea's goalkeeper Bellemou Mediouna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute Hocine Attaf suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Abbes Metidji hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Sofiane Bedjaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ryde FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sofiane Bedjaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bellemou Mediouna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ibrahim Kerfali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Bellemou Mediouna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slimane Arav fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fares Benzaghou having to interfere. Hocine Madjer kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. A hard shot by Badr Brahami from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Bellemou Mediouna's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 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 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Slimane Arav stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bellemou Mediouna stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ibrahim Kerfali's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. If Slimane Arav had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chedli Boudiaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Maylandsea's zone, Ibrahim Kerfali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bellemou Mediouna came out of the goal and Ibrahim Kerfali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute, Chedli Boudiaf got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Chedli Boudiaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tahar Meniri hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Fares Benzaghou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Slimane Arav's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Ibrahim Kerfali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bellemou Mediouna having to interfere. After 80 minutes, Ali Amrouni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ryde FC and the Maylandsea players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Maylandsea booed when Ryde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Amrouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slimane Arav recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chedli Boudiaf during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Chedli Boudiaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.