League

Kosciusko Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmed Soltani started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Hamza Zaaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaba Arrache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohammad Adjani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Chaba Arrache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Chakib Brahami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crab Orchard AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Chakib Brahami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mustapha Heddou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hamza Zaaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaba Arrache having to interfere. Chaba Arrache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamza Zaaf in the 25th minute of the match. Ahmed Soltani hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Mohammad Adjani hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the game, Hamza Zaaf recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chaba Arrache. Hamza Zaaf showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Nadir Mami hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Chaba Arrache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammad Adjani in the 41st minute. Chakib Brahami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Heddou having to interfere. Chakib Brahami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamza Zaaf to strike the kick off in the second half. If Ahmed Soltani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Kheyari charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Kheyari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute, Mohamed Kheyari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, Crab Orchard AFC's Nadir Mami broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Ahmed Soltani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kosciusko fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! In the 72nd minute Ahmed Soltani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustapha Heddou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute of the match Amar Assad sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mustapha Heddou skillfully saved the ball. Ahmed Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Heddou having to interfere. If Ahmed Soltani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kosciusko succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Crab Orchard AFC had controlled the match.