League

East Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mourad Taha made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes East Coast's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abd al-Asis Mami who took care of the corner kick. Abd al-Asis Mami made a great header on Mancity's corner, it was just that East Coast's Halim Saadane managed to reach the ball for a save. Mourad Taha scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Halim Saadane, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Jimmy Hendrix put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nadir Daham. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Mourad Taha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mancity's supporters rose to their feet, but Mourad Taha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Halim Saadane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the game, Mancity's Mohamed Benhamou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halim Saadane made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Halim Saadane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehdi Bezzaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Jimmy Hendrix struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Nadir Daham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Coast. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jimmy Hendrix to make the kick off. In the 54th 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. The supporters of East Coast booed when Mancity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khalida Belloumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, East Coast's Hameur Hammad got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to East Coast getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Noureddine Chebal hit a great ball. The long shot by Abd al-Asis Mami in the 69th minute really tested Halim Saadane's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 74 minutes into the match, East Coast's goalkeeper Halim Saadane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehdi Bezzaz. In the 80th minute, Hameur Hammad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Mehdi Bezzaz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Halim Saadane. That made the score 2-3 in the 81 minute of play. In the 85th minute, Ben Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mourad Taha might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Halim Saadane. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mourad Taha ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute, Mourad Taha 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. If Mourad Taha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jussef Ben Sahraoui during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mehdi Bezzaz scored 2-4 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Halim Saadane, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Mancity players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.