League

Tonopah Stadium
Spectators: 6848 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelhamid Ziani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Belaid Zitouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yazid Madouni in the 7th minute. After 9 played minutes Tonopah FC got a freekick which was hit by Frantz Barbarossa. A collision led to Tonopah FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Fadhil Djebbour hit a great ball. Abdelhamid Ziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belaid Zitouni having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Tonopah FC's Belaid Zitouni threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abdelhamid Ziani, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 22 minutes into the match, Preston AFC's Camel Bessou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cheikha Sadi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Tonopah FC booed when Preston AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knodi Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Preston AFC's Camel Bessou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cheikha Sadi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Camel Bessou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cheikha Sadi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Camel Bessou in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cheikha Sadi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hamid Azem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheikha Sadi having to interfere. Preston AFC's Hamid Azem got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Tonopah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camel Bessou came free, but Cheikha Sadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Camel Bessou made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Preston AFC's Camel Bessou ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cheikha Sadi. Cheikha Sadi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Cheikha Sadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camel Bessou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamid Azems short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Cheikha Sadi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 74th minute, Hamid Azem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Camel Bessou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79thth minute of the game Camel Bessou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tonopah FC's Cheikha Sadi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yazid Madouni charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yazid Madouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tonopah FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Yazid Madouni hit a great ball. After 89 minutes, Hamid Azem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Preston AFC and the Tonopah FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Hamid Azem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hamid Azem came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Preston AFC 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 Hamid Azem couldn't finish the play. With his leg Cheikha Sadi managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Preston AFC's Hamid Azem fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Through an outstanding action, after 96 minutes, Cheikha Sadi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the final whistle sounded Preston AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Tonopah FC.