League

King Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Souad Hadjadj kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Souad Hadjadj in the 8th minute of play forced King's goalkeeper Cheb Hima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Souad Hadjadj in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cheb Hima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 11 minutes, Souad Hadjadj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sparlingville AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Souad Hadjadj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes into the game, Sparlingville AFC's Mohamed Yahi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cheb Hima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Samir Matmour might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antoine Cavalli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samir Matmour ran back to his position shaking his head. King's Cheb Hima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Souad Hadjadj in the 21st minute of play. Hocine Djamel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Cheb Hima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, King was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tayeb Djamel to maneuver through the defense. When Mohamed Yahi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sparlingville AFC's protests and gave Mohamed Yahi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of King booed when Sparlingville AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Yahi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Souad Hadjadj came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Sparlingville AFC 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 Souad Hadjadj couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Souad Hadjadj in the 40th minute of play forced King's goalkeeper Cheb Hima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hocine Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Hima having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Ismaïl Fari made a precise shot to the right of Cheb Hima. King's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cheb Hima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hocine Djamel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Samir Matmour to strike the kick off in the second half. Cheb Hima was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Hocine Djamel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hocine Djamel really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Souad Hadjadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Hima having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Ismaïl Fari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sparlingville AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave King the free kick. A collision led to Sparlingville AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ismaïl Fari hit a great ball. Tayeb Djamel kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Antoine Cavalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fouad Messaoud in the 71st minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Fouad Messaoud mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the King and the Sparlingville AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to King getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fouad Messaoud hit a great ball. Cheb Hima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Yahi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Sparlingville AFC's Souad Hadjadj slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cheb Hima. That made the score 1-5 after 85 minutes of play. 89 minutes into the match, King's goal looked a bit too open when Souad Hadjadj came free, but Cheb Hima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Souad Hadjadj reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cheb Hima. The goal made the score 1-6. Souad Hadjadj took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cheb Hima. Cheb Hima dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Sparlingville AFC played a much better game than King and deserved their victory. The King players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.