League

Cresskill Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Maïssa Ghazi made the kick off and thus started the match. Said Mansouri charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Said Mansouri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Bay Harbor Islands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Said Mansouri to maneuver through the defense. Jean Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Souakri having to interfere. Abdelmalek Souakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meziane Belhagj in the 13th minute of the match. Jean Mohamed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Abdelmalek Souakri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Redha Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maïssa Ghazi in the 20th minute of the match. BABU TEAM's Redha Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maïssa Ghazi in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match, Meziane Belhagj tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abdelmalek Souakri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Meziane Belhagj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Souakri having to interfere. BABU TEAM's Meziane Belhagj got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute, BABU TEAM's Meziane Belhagj dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean Mohamed got free with Abdelmalek Souakri in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean Mohamed's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Abdelmalek Souakri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maïssa Ghazi in the 36th minute of play forced BABU TEAM's goalkeeper Redha Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jean Mohamed came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the BABU TEAM 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 Jean Mohamed couldn't finish the play. BABU TEAM's Tahar Soltani got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Bay Harbor Islands's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Souakri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean Mohamed. Jean Mohamed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Abdelmalek Souakri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meziane Belhagj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Souakri having to interfere. A collision led to Bay Harbor Islands getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Said Mansouri hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Abdelmalek Souakri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Meziane Belhagj made a kick off. Said Mansouri kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Krim Bencherif sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bay Harbor Islands's Abdelmalek Souakri didn't even have to move. Meziane Belhagj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Souakri having to interfere. If Jean Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Meziane Belhagj managed to get in a good position for a shot. BABU TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Meziane Belhagj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelmalek Souakri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jean Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Souakri having to interfere. Abdelmalek Souakri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Meziane Belhagj's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. BABU TEAM's Jean Mohamed got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75thth minute of the game Meziane Belhagj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bay Harbor Islands's Abdelmalek Souakri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdelmalek Souakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Mohamed in the 79th minute of the match. Abdelmalek Souakri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahar Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Bay Harbor Islands's Abdelmalek Souakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meziane Belhagj in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bay Harbor Islands's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Souakri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Jean Mohamed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BABU TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 88thth minute of the game Jean Mohamed who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bay Harbor Islands's Abdelmalek Souakri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 97 minutes, Meziane Belhagj made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Bay Harbor Islands's Abdelmalek Souakri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that BABU TEAM were the better team. BABU TEAM's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.