League

Beckermet Stadium
Spectators: 6760 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Khaled Larbi made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Ilassen Zenati notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Beckermet City's Maamar Hamdoud. Maamar Hamdoud was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Royal Oak's Ilassen Zenati got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Larbi in the 15th minute of play forced Royal Oak's goalkeeper Abdelatif Dahar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Ahaszzi Yahi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beckermet City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahaszzi Yahi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelatif Dahar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Beckermet City's Khaled Larbi got a free kick in the 20th minute. Ilassen Zenati blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maamar Hamdoud having to make a save. Abdelatif Dahar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khaled Larbi in the 25th minute of play. Ahaszzi Yahi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Abdelatif Dahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Ilian Hadjadj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Oak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beckermet City the free kick. In the 30th minute of the match Alaeddine Belkhadem sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelatif Dahar skillfully saved the ball. Ilassen Zenati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maamar Hamdoud having to interfere. Safy Sahraoui struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Maamar Hamdoud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royal Oak. Ilassen Zenati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maamar Hamdoud having to interfere. Maamar Hamdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Safy Sahraoui in the 38th minute of the match. If Ahaszzi Yahi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Royal Oak's Ouali Baboudji got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Ilassen Zenati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maamar Hamdoud having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ilassen Zenati stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abbes Mohamed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelatif Dahar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khaled Larbi in the 56th minute of play. If Khaled Larbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samy Dahleb charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samy Dahleb the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Royal Oak's Samy Dahleb got a free kick in the 65th minute. Khaled Larbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelatif Dahar having to interfere. If Ahaszzi Yahi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ilassen Zenati came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Royal Oak 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 Ilassen Zenati couldn't finish the play. Ahaszzi Yahi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samy Dahleb kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahaszzi Yahi in the 85th minute of play forced Royal Oak's goalkeeper Abdelatif Dahar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Beckermet City's zone, Safy Sahraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maamar Hamdoud came out of the goal and Safy Sahraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Ilassen Zenati 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. The Royal Oak supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Royal Oak would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.