League

Brady
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohamed Boulebda took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mustapha Merbah's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Adlène Abdessalam skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 6 minutes, Abderaouf Rimitti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAN CITY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abderaouf Rimitti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute Chih Zenia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François Messaoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Adlène Abdessalam managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Brady's Mustapha Merbah fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 21 minutes Brady's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fadhil Nabil who took care of the corner kick. If Rafik el Ibrahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafik el Ibrahimi might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over François Messaoud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafik el Ibrahimi ran back to his position shaking his head. Mohamed Mihoubi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. François Messaoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adlène Abdessalam having to interfere. François Messaoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chih Zenia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafik el Ibrahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without François Messaoud having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Brady's zone, Rafik el Ibrahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. François Messaoud came out of the goal and Rafik el Ibrahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Rafik el Ibrahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François Messaoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chih Zenia to strike the kick off in the second half. Brady's François Messaoud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Brady from getting a goal against them. After 53 minutes, Mohamed Mihoubi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAN CITY and the Brady players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chih Zenia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. François Messaoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Brady's goal looked a bit too open when Chih Zenia came free, but François Messaoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When MAN CITY's Chih Zenia in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brady's goalie prevented a goal. Adlène Abdessalam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustapha Merbah in the 74th minute of the match. Abderaouf Rimitti's late challenge caught a Brady's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abderaouf Rimitti helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes MAN CITY got a freekick which was hit by Abderaouf Rimitti. Brady's François Messaoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chih Zenia in the 79th minute of play. If Mohamed Mihoubi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 minutes, Kamel Tahar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brady and the MAN CITY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Brady was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamel Tahar to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes MAN CITY got a freekick which was hit by Rafik el Ibrahimi. If Mustapha Merbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Merbah in the 95th minute of play forced MAN CITY's goalkeeper Adlène Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brady succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though MAN CITY had controlled the match.