League

Saugus Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hermiston AFC's Fodil Kensi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Hermiston AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Belaid Hamruche hit a great ball. After 10 minutes, Hocine Adjani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saugus and the Hermiston AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hermiston AFC's Medjadi Lacen got a free kick in the 14th minute. Hermiston AFC's Sofiane Djebbour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nassim Tahar in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Saugus's Soltani Ihidjaten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sofiane Djebbour made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Hermiston AFC's Sofiane Djebbour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Hermiston AFC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Hermiston AFC booed when Saugus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soltani Ihidjaten didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nassim Tahar fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saugus's protests and gave Nassim Tahar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, Saugus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nassim Tahar to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Hermiston AFC. Mohamed Souakri stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Adlène Cherrad. 1-1. A collision led to Saugus getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Yasmina Heddou hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Hermiston AFC's Mohamed Adjaoud got a free kick in the 35th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Fodil Kensi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Saugus's Adlène Cherrad. Adlène Cherrad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 45 played minutes Hermiston AFC got a freekick which was hit by Belaid Hamruche.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sandu Caloian made a kick off. Sofiane Djebbour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Caloian in the 51st minute of play. Sofiane Djebbour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Caloian, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Rabah Achiou 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. Fodil Kensi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adlène Cherrad having to interfere. With a little luck, Saugus's Adlène Cherrad got control of the ball when Fodil Kensi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hermiston AFC's Rabah Achiou got a free kick in the 74th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Saugus's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Kensi came free, but Adlène Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Caloian in the 80th minute of play forced Hermiston AFC's goalkeeper Sofiane Djebbour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rabah Achiou scored 2-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adlène Cherrad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saugus's Adlène Cherrad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Adjaoud in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute Sandu Caloian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofiane Djebbour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yasmina Heddou hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Mohamed Souakri shot from long distance in the 96th minute, but Adlène Cherrad was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Hermiston AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.