League

Kirksville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samir Belmellat started the match with the kick off. Rachid Oussalah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Faudel in the 10th minute. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni's late challenge caught a FREEDOM FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Saïd-Guerni helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Belleair AFC's Souad Merbah got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Medjadi Bessou kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Mourad Ben Khalidi's late challenge caught a Belleair AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mourad Ben Khalidi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FREEDOM FC's Mourad Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 28th minute. Mohamed Faudel who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Rachid Oussalah when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ahmed Abdenouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ben Haddadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, FREEDOM FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salah Sennaoui to maneuver through the defense. Belleair AFC's Yazid Ramdani got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ben Haddadj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Ramdani, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Mohamed Faudel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Haddadj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Abdenouz in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Abdenouz to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Yazid Benhabiles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yazid Ramdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Haddadj made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Yazid Ramdani sent off a good shot on target. Mohamed Faudel might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Oussalah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohamed Faudel ran back to his position shaking his head. Guillaume Laurent Aït Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Oussalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Faudel in the 76th minute of the match. Mohamed Faudel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Abdenouz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. Belleair AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Rachid Oussalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Faudel in the 87th minute of play. Belleair AFC's Rachid Oussalah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Faudel in the 89th minute of play. If Mohamed Faudel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samir Belmellat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Samir Belmellat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.