League

Hayden Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Salah Sami Yachir kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Canal Fulton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bendjedid Kerbouche to maneuver through the defense. Tayeb Sami Yachir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lili Fahima in the 3rd minute. Nordine Kouidri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tayeb Sami Yachir having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Canal Fulton FC's zone, Lili Fahima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tayeb Sami Yachir came out of the goal and Lili Fahima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Lili Fahima came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Hayden 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 Lili Fahima couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes, Cheikha Hima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canal Fulton FC and the Hayden players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Lili Fahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bendjedid Kerbouche hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Salah Sami Yachir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Madjid Belkhadem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Madjid Belkhadem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salah Sami Yachir in the 21st minute of the match. Hayden's Lili Fahima got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nordine Kouidri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tayeb Sami Yachir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Lili Fahima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Tayeb Sami Yachir made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Lili Fahima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hayden's supporters rose to their feet, but Lili Fahima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayeb Sami Yachir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nordine Kouidri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Tayeb Sami Yachir made a huge save. In the last second Tayeb Sami Yachir throw himself and got hold of the ball when Nordine Kouidri in the 34thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Nordine Kouidri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lili Fahima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd match minute, Canal Fulton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bendjedid Kerbouche to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lili Fahima got free with Tayeb Sami Yachir in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, Nordine Kouidri reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tayeb Sami Yachir. The goal made the score 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nordine Kouidri made a kick off. Tayeb Sami Yachir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nordine Kouidri in the 53rd minute of play. Tayeb Sami Yachir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nordine Kouidri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lili Fahima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tayeb Sami Yachir having to interfere. Nordine Kouidri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lili Fahima in the 63rd minute of play forced Canal Fulton FC's goalkeeper Tayeb Sami Yachir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Canal Fulton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nordine Kouidri came free, but Tayeb Sami Yachir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lili Fahima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68thth minute of the game Nordine Kouidri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canal Fulton FC's Tayeb Sami Yachir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nordine Kouidri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 73 minutes of play, Hayden's Nordine Kouidri made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tayeb Sami Yachir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tayeb Sami Yachir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lili Fahima in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Canal Fulton FC's goalkeeper Tayeb Sami Yachir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Canal Fulton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nordine Kouidri came free, but Tayeb Sami Yachir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nordine Kouidri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tayeb Sami Yachir was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lili Fahima in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tayeb Sami Yachir saved Canal Fulton FC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Nordine Kouidri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hayden's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Kouidri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayeb Sami Yachir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd match minute, Canal Fulton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Zidane to maneuver through the defense. Nordine Kouidri took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tayeb Sami Yachir. Tayeb Sami Yachir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Madjid Belkhadem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Sami Yachir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hayden had won after a very even match.