League

Preston
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. Camel Bessou started the match with the kick off. Belaid Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Hamid Brahima, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. If Rachid Hamid Brahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hameur Massi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Azem's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Preston AFC's Hamid Azem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hameur Massi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Boscobel's goalkeeper Hameur Massi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamid Azem. Rachid Hamid Brahima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hameur Massi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camel Bessou in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Preston AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Hamid Brahima came free, but Belaid Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Hamid Brahima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belaid Zitouni having to interfere. Hameur Massi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bellemou Sellal in the 35th minute of the match. With his leg Hameur Massi managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Preston AFC's Hamid Azem fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Camel Bessou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mebarek Bouzid hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Camel Bessou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 played minutes Preston AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mustapha Asma. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Rachid Hamid Brahima made the kick off in the second half. Hameur Massi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Azem's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. When Souad Matmour fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Boscobel's protests and gave Souad Matmour a yellow card for diving instead. When Preston AFC's Hamid Azem in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Boscobel's goalie prevented a goal. Hameur Massi came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Preston AFC's Camel Bessou. But to his dismay, Camel Bessou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Preston AFC's Camel Bessou got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Hameur Massi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camel Bessou, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When Tahar Oussalah came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Boscobel 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 Tahar Oussalah couldn't finish the play. Hameur Massi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camel Bessou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Boscobel's zone, Mustapha Asma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hameur Massi came out of the goal and Mustapha Asma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 73 minutes, Mustapha Asma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Preston AFC and the Boscobel players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Preston AFC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mustapha Asma hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, Camel Bessou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Hameur Massi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Bellemou Sellal fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Preston AFC's protests and gave Bellemou Sellal a yellow card for diving instead. Camel Bessou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hameur Massi having to interfere. In the 83rd match minute, Boscobel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Souad Matmour to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes Boscobel got a freekick which was hit by Souad Matmour. Hameur Massi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camel Bessou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute of the match Preston AFC got a corner. Boscobel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mouloud Merbah ran over to the corner to take the kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the Boscobel players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Preston AFC.