League

Hatboro Stadium
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tedj Benhamou took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mehdi Zerguelaine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Laura Douibi having to interfere. René Laura Douibi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Zerguelaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Hocine Touhami 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. Hocine Touhami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abderrahmane Hadjadj during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abderrahmane Hadjadj kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Zīn ud-Dīn Mimoun hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Selmer's goal looked a bit too open when Mehdi Zerguelaine came free, but René Laura Douibi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, one of Hatboro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Selmer a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hatboro's Rachid El-Ouafi. 0-2. After 33 minutes, El Badis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hatboro and the Selmer players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Hatboro defense, Tedj Benhamou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rachid El-Ouafi. The Hatboro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rachid El-Ouafi should have stopped the shot. Tedj Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hocine Touhami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Rachid El-Ouafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Benhamou in the 63rd minute of play forced Hatboro's goalkeeper Rachid El-Ouafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodil Taha hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Hocine Touhami managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Selmer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Touhami was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 72 minutes into the game, when Abdelkader Baroudi put in a rough tackle. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hatboro! In the 74th minute, the referee gave Selmer a penalty. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Rachid El-Ouafi. The supporters of Selmer booed when Hatboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chakib Amara didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Hatboro's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Benhamou came free, but Rachid El-Ouafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Selmer's goal looked a bit too open when Zīn ud-Dīn Mimoun came free, but René Laura Douibi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nabil Zitouni kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. When Zīn ud-Dīn Mimoun came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Hatboro 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 Zīn ud-Dīn Mimoun couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hocine Touhami got free with Rachid El-Ouafi in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Selmer walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.