League

Swindon
Spectators: 6906 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chakib Zidane took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fouad Hansali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ferhat Mehenni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hacène Ounissi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferhat Mehenni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fouad Hansali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th match minute, Riadha Club Arbaâ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Ramdani to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Hacène Ounissi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferhat Mehenni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 24 played minutes Riadha Club Arbaâ got a freekick which was hit by Fadel Ouatah. Moncef Maâti, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After having played for 26 minutes, Hacène Ounissi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rawmarsh FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hacène Ounissi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferhat Mehenni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fouad Hansali went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Chakib Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Riadha Club Arbaâ's Chakib Zidane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rayan Abrika narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Fouad Hansali made a precise shot to the right of Ferhat Mehenni. Riadha Club Arbaâ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Fouad Hansali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chakib Zidane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Rawmarsh FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hacène Ounissi was the one to do the kick off. Riadha Club Arbaâ's Ferhat Mehenni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hacène Ounissi in the 56th minute of play. If Yassine Aboulker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afaghis Hanister charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afaghis Hanister the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After recieving a nice pass, Rawmarsh FC's Moncef Maâti tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Hacène Ounissi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ferhat Mehenni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faouzi Brahimi during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Rawmarsh FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Faouzi Brahimi hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Riadha Club Arbaâ's Chakib Zidane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rayan Abrika narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rayan Abrika made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chakib Zidane in the 88th minute of play. After 94 played minutes Riadha Club Arbaâ got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Ramdani.