League

East Orange Park
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) Mohamed Saïdi-Sief made the kick off and thus started the match. Camel Bessou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Bahari having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Hamid Azem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Preston AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamid Azem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Preston AFC's Camel Bessou in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Orange's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20thth minute of the game Hamid Azem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but East Orange's Abdel Bahari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hamid Azem struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Abdel Bahari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Preston AFC. Preston AFC were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after East Orange's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mouloud Merbah took the corner. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Preston AFC's goalkeeper Belaid Zitouni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hamid Azem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Preston AFC's Camel Bessou in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Orange's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th match minute, East Orange was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Chaib to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Mouloud Merbah sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and East Orange's Abdel Bahari didn't even have to move. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind East Orange's goalkeeper Abdel Bahari, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th match minute, East Orange was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Belkheir to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Camel Bessou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Preston AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Camel Bessou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Hamid Azem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdel Bahari was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Camel Bessou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Preston AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Camel Bessou to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdel Bahari was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Hamid Azem capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hamid Azem really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. East Orange's Abdel Bahari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camel Bessou in the 66th minute of play. Hamid Azem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Abdel Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nordine Moussa hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Abdel Bahari came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Preston AFC's Hamid Azem. But to his dismay, Hamid Azem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. A collision led to East Orange getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Nordine Moussa hit a great ball. When Camel Bessou, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 84 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Abdel Bahari was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, East Orange's goalkeeper Abdel Bahari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamid Azem.