League

Rockledge Stadium
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. Nassim Labi started the match with the kick off. A collision led to The Phantom Troops FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Abdel Karim Drioueche hit a great ball. Djamal Akrour took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salim Yahia. Salim Yahia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Frantz Daham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelkader Khaled hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Djamal Akrour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valley Stream's supporters rose to their feet, but Djamal Akrour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salim Yahia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sid Ahmed Belkheir came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Valley Stream 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 Sid Ahmed Belkheir couldn't finish the play. Salim Yahia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamal Akrour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djamal Akrour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Salim Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Djamal Akrour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salim Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of The Phantom Troops FC booed when Valley Stream was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Diafat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdel Karim Drioueche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amar Maillot having to interfere. Djamal Akrour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Yahia having to interfere. Djamal Akrour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Salim Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valley Stream's Amar Maillot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Valley Stream from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Valley Stream booed when The Phantom Troops FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mourad Bentifour didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkader Khaled in the 47th minute of play forced Valley Stream's goalkeeper Amar Maillot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Valley Stream were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Djamal Akrour stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Salim Yahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Diafat in the 51st minute of the match. Karim Diafat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Phantom Troops FC's Salim Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamal Akrour in the 64th minute of play. If Djamal Akrour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Kouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Djamal Akrour was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. Valley Stream's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Abdelkader Khaled kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Djamal Akrour was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. Valley Stream's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Abdelkader Khaled came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the The Phantom Troops FC 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 Abdelkader Khaled couldn't finish the play. Amar Maillot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nassim Labi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of The Phantom Troops FC booed when Valley Stream was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sid Ahmed Belkheir didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 played minutes Valley Stream got a freekick which was hit by Sid Ahmed Belkheir. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valley Stream's goalkeeper Amar Maillot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karim Diafat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Phantom Troops FC's Salim Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamal Akrour in the 93rd minute of play. Frantz Daham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.