League

New City Stadium
Spectators: 7869 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 169) New City's Ruddi van Nistelrooij 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. If Ruddi van Nistelrooij had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fawzi Mezdad stood somewhat misplaced when Ruddi van Nistelrooij came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 9 minute. Ismaël Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adlène Rimitti, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 15th play minutes Ruddi van Nistelrooij shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Fawzi Mezdad and just under the crossbar into goal. Ismaël Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adlène Rimitti, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Ismaël Bougherra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Mansouri in the 21st minute of the match. Curwensville's Mourad Lacen got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismaël Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Mourad Lacen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. New City's Ismaël Bougherra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adlène Rimitti in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdel Mansouri in the 35th minute of play forced New City's goalkeeper Ismaël Bougherra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismaël Bougherra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adlène Rimitti in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to New City getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Amrani Said hit a great ball. The supporters of New City booed when Curwensville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Zerara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fawzi Mezdad was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ali Said. 41 minutes into the game, Adlène Rimitti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curwensville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New City the free kick. In the 41st minute, Adlène Rimitti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. New City's Ali Said shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 42nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fawzi Mezdad but with some difficulty.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adlène Rimitti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ahmed Zerara came free with the goalkeeper in the 51st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ismaël Bougherra could save by the left post. Ismaël Bougherra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adlène Rimitti in the 53rd minute of play. Ismaël Bougherra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdel Mansouri in the 55th minute of play. Fawzi Mezdad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amrani Said, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Ruddi van Nistelrooij's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fawzi Mezdad was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 66th match minute, New City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juliusz Giuliani to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheb Allalou got free with Ismaël Bougherra in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruddi van Nistelrooij in the 70th minute of play forced Curwensville's goalkeeper Fawzi Mezdad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute of the match, Abdel Mansouri tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ismaël Bougherra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ruddi van Nistelrooij fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Mezdad having to interfere. Abdel Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaël Bougherra having to interfere. Amrani Said charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amrani Said the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Curwensville booed when New City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amrani Said didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amrani Said blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fawzi Mezdad having to make a save. Adlène Rimitti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismaël Bougherra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdel Mansouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The New City fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Curwensville were clearly better and deserved to take the win.