League

Negaunee Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yacine Belkhadem made the kick off and thus started the match. Smail Mesbah hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Chakib Matmour kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. The supporters of New Orleans AFC booed when Negaunee FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahieddine Louahla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdellah Boniche took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Madhi Halimi. Madhi Halimi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Negaunee FC's zone, Abdellah Boniche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Madhi Halimi came out of the goal and Abdellah Boniche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yacine Belkhadem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Hachemi Belloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheikha El-Hadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 41 minutes of play, New Orleans AFC's Abdellah Boniche made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Madhi Halimi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdellah Boniche to strike the kick off in the second half. When Yacine Belkhadem came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Negaunee FC 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 Yacine Belkhadem couldn't finish the play. Madhi Halimi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellah Boniche in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellah Boniche in the 54th minute of play forced Negaunee FC's goalkeeper Madhi Halimi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Madhi Halimi throw himself and got hold of the ball when Abdellah Boniche in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Yacine Belkhadem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hachemi Belloumi having to make a save. Madhi Halimi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdellah Boniche in the 61st minute. Tayeb Bella's late challenge caught a New Orleans AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tayeb Bella helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Negaunee FC's Tayeb Bella got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Cheikha El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hachemi Belloumi having to interfere. When Abdellah Boniche came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the New Orleans 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 Abdellah Boniche couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Ismael Assad fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Madhi Halimi, passed just outside the right post. Madhi Halimi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellah Boniche in the 72nd minute of play. Cheikha El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hachemi Belloumi having to interfere. Abdellah Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Negaunee FC's goalkeeper Madhi Halimi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yasmina Lelouch. Smail Mesbah hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ismael Assad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Smail Mesbah fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Negaunee FC's protests and gave Smail Mesbah a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Negaunee FC's Smail Mesbah got a free kick in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Negaunee FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdellah Boniche came free, but Madhi Halimi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yacine Belkhadem in the 92nd minute of play forced New Orleans AFC's goalkeeper Hachemi Belloumi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdellah Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. New Orleans AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.