League

Purvis Stadium
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lakhdar Nima started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Snohomish FC's Mohamed Ben Dib got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Purvis's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Nima came free, but Samir Boukensa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Purvis's Karim Ali got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Purvis getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Karim Belfaa hit a great ball. Lakhdar Nima struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Samir Boukensa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Snohomish FC. Abdulhamid Benchenaa hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Samir Boukensa came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Snohomish FC's Lakhdar Nima. But to his dismay, Lakhdar Nima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Purvis's Samir Boukensa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Nima in the 24th minute of play. Lakhdar Nima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Boukensa having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jussef Hadjar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samir Boukensa was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Purvis's Abdulhamid Benchenaa got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 48th minute, Lakhdar Nima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samir Boukensa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Ali to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Purvis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toufik Maillot to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Nima recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Samir Boukensa. Lakhdar Nima showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. When Snohomish FC's Lakhdar Nima in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Purvis's goalie prevented a goal. Purvis's Samir Boukensa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Purvis from getting a goal against them. When Lakhdar Nima came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Snohomish 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 Lakhdar Nima couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute of the match, Lakhdar Nima tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Samir Boukensa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Purvis getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Guillaume Laurent Aziz hit a great ball. Jussef Hadjar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Samir Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Purvis's Samir Boukensa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Purvis from getting a goal against them. Snohomish FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.