League

Damascus
Spectators: 6848 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cheb Sennaoui started the match with the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Mohamed Boudjedra in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Immokalee AFC's Ahmed Aziz. With a little luck, Immokalee AFC's Chadli Kheyari got control of the ball when Nadir Besseghir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Immokalee AFC's Ahmed Aziz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mohamed Boudjedra in the 10 minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Damascus's Nadir Besseghir dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Chadli Kheyari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nadir Besseghir in the 14th minute. The supporters of Damascus booed when Immokalee AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheb Sennaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Damascus's Lakhdar Mekhloufi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Chadli Kheyari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Mohamed Boudjedra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Mohamed Hasni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chadli Kheyari made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nadir Besseghir sent off a good shot on target. Immokalee AFC's Mohamed Hasni quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Daniel Belkacem, made in the 28th minute of the game. When Mohamed Hasni was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 30 minutes had been played. Mohamed Hasni hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Damascus's Menad Ulansi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Immokalee AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza came free, but Chadli Kheyari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Immokalee AFC's Cheb Sennaoui seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cheb Sennaoui the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Immokalee AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cheb Sennaoui had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Chadli Kheyari, was totally fooled by Damascus's Rabah Cixous, who 37 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Chadli Kheyari made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Lakhdar Mekhloufi sent off a good shot on target. 44 minutes into the match, Immokalee AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Mekhloufi came free, but Chadli Kheyari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Immokalee AFC's goalkeeper Chadli Kheyari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza. Chadli Kheyari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the game Mohamed Boudjedra made a throw-in which Menad Ulansi played forward. After a rather tough play, Immokalee AFC's Mimoun Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Chadli Kheyari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute Nadir Besseghir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chadli Kheyari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Belkacem took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chadli Kheyari. Chadli Kheyari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Immokalee AFC's Chadli Kheyari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza in the 62nd minute of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Menad Ulansi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Damascus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Menad Ulansi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Immokalee AFC's Chadli Kheyari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nadir Besseghir in the 64th minute of play. Chadli Kheyari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menad Ulansi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chadli Kheyari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadir Besseghir in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chadli Kheyari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chadli Kheyari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menad Ulansi in the 75th minute of play. Chadli Kheyari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakhdar Mekhloufi in the 77th minute of play. Chadli Kheyari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Mimoun Ben Khalidi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Immokalee AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 90th minute, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faouzi Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Nadir Besseghir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Immokalee AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Damascus.