League

Castro Valley
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Severo Chinto got the match started through his kick off. Hemza Zarabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alain Prévost in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alain Prévost got free with Hemza Zarabi in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Cherif Zitouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelkader Benhamou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Castro Valley's goal looked a bit too open when Cherif Zitouni came free, but Abdelkader Benhamou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Chadli Ziani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chakib Lacen in the 22nd minute of play forced Audubon's goalkeeper Hemza Zarabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alain Prévost received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hemza Zarabi came out and tried to block the shot, but Alain Prévost slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Cherif Zitouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 played minutes Castro Valley got a freekick which was hit by Fawzi Zeghdoud. Severo Chinto scored 1-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdelkader Benhamou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Severo Chinto kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Hemza Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faouzi Menguellet, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cherif Zitouni in the 41st minute of play forced Castro Valley's goalkeeper Abdelkader Benhamou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severo Chinto took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdelkader Benhamou. Abdelkader Benhamou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 52 minutes, Bouabdellah Barbarossa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castro Valley and the Audubon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Castro Valley's Bouabdellah Barbarossa got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Cherif Zitounis short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Abdelkader Benhamou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. André Iniesta charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Iniesta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Audubon getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. André Iniesta hit a great ball. Abdelkader Benhamou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Chinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Cherif Zitouni notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Castro Valley's Abdelkader Benhamou. Abdelkader Benhamou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Severo Chinto charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severo Chinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Audubon's Severo Chinto got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Abdelhamid Yacef kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, André Iniesta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Abdelkader Benhamou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Samir Semghoun hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Audubon's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.