League

Bobur arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jimmy Hendrix made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Matoub got free with Halim Saadane in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to East Coast getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Adlène Cixous hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Mohamed Matoub kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Halim Saadane. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. After 17 minutes, Jussef Ben Sahraoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the East Coast and the Andijon players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to East Coast getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Jussef Ben Sahraoui hit a great ball. Andijon's Rabah Timsit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Hendrix in the 31st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Halim Saadane successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 35th minute Jimmy Hendrix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Timsit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Jimmy Hendrix 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. East Coast's Halim Saadane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save East Coast from getting a goal against them. Mohamed Zitouni hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute of the match Kassel Bougherra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Halim Saadane skillfully saved the ball. In the 44th minute Mohamed Matoub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halim Saadane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mourad Mansouri to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes in the game Tahar Amrouche did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fergani Kouri. When Smail Said fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored East Coast's protests and gave Smail Said a yellow card for diving instead. Smail Said hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The supporters of Andijon booed when East Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Chebal didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mohamed Matoub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 60 minutes into the game, Fateh Hamdani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. East Coast's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andijon the free kick. Fateh Hamdani hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Mourad Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in East Coast fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! 70 minutes into the match, East Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Mansouri came free, but Halim Saadane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adlène Cixous kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Andijon's Rabah Timsit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Hendrix in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th match minute, East Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jussef Ben Sahraoui to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes East Coast got a freekick which was hit by Smail Said. In the 83rd minute Noureddine Toumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halim Saadane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. East Coast's Halim Saadane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Matoub in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Toumi in the 90th minute of play forced East Coast's goalkeeper Halim Saadane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andijon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.