League

Kirksville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FREEDOM FC's Samir Belmellat started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Kourichi in the 4th minute of play forced FREEDOM FC's goalkeeper Ben Haddadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Djamel Abdi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ben Haddadj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Mohamed Faudel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Chihiro Club were awarded a corner. Said Doutté went to the cornerflag to take it. FREEDOM FC's Ben Haddadj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Abdi in the 22nd minute of play. After 24 minutes, Said Doutté mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chihiro Club and the FREEDOM FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Chihiro Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FREEDOM FC:s goal. A collision led to FREEDOM FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Salah Sennaoui hit a great ball. Djamel Abdi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FREEDOM FC's Mohamed Faudel was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 39th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Djamel Abdi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute Djamel Abdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Haddadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Djamel Abdi in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ben Haddadj saved FREEDOM FC from getting behind. Guillaume Laurent Aït Salem kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Djamel Abdi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Anšlavs Seletickis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ben Haddadj. The goal made the score 2-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Djamel Abdi in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ben Haddadj saved FREEDOM FC from getting behind. Ben Haddadj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djamel Abdi in the 60th minute of the match. 2-6 became the score in the 61st minute when Djamel Abdi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chihiro Club's Zheng Chong Yue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Faudel in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Djamel Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ben Haddadj was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the game, Guillaume Laurent Aït Salem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FREEDOM FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chihiro Club the free kick. The supporters of Chihiro Club booed when FREEDOM FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Laurent Aït Salem didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Chihiro Club fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Chihiro Club's Djamel Abdi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hamid Kourichi scored 2-8 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ben Haddadj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ben Haddadj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Djamel Abdi's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Chihiro Club's Hamid Kourichi collided with an opponent after 84 minutes. He was hit so badly that he fractured his arm. After 84 minutes, Mourad Ben Khalidi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FREEDOM FC and the Chihiro Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FREEDOM FC's Mourad Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 90 minutes, Rabah Baroudi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FREEDOM FC and the Chihiro Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FREEDOM FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Rabah Baroudi hit a great ball. Chihiro Club's Djamel Abdi got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Chihiro Club's Djamel Abdi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-9. The FREEDOM FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chihiro Club's performance. The match ended with a win for Chihiro Club.