League

Merriam Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sandu Cercelescu started the match with the kick off. Ferhat Kacha made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Rachid Hima sent off a good shot on target. Rachid Hima took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ferhat Kacha. Ferhat Kacha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Ferhat Kacha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Madani in the 11th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Grand Haven FC got a freekick which was hit by Corryn Sorter. Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheb Ben Khalidi in the 18th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Guillaume Laurent Kourichi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grand Haven FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillaume Laurent Kourichi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Grand Haven FC's goalkeeper Ferhat Kacha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Hima. Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Grand Haven FC from getting a goal against them. Karim Zaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Kourichi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandu Cercelescu in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karim Zaoui prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferhat Kacha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Madani in the 37th minute of the match. Ferhat Kacha was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Cheb Ben Khalidi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cheb Ben Khalidi really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. If Sandu Cercelescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cheb Ben Khalidi to strike the kick off in the second half. Guillaume Laurent Kourichi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Karim Zaoui made a huge save. In the 55th minute Ahmed Madani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferhat Kacha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Ben Khalidi in the 59th minute of play forced Grand Haven FC's goalkeeper Ferhat Kacha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillaume Laurent Kourichi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karim Zaoui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Merriam's Cheb Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Merriam's Karim Zaoui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Merriam from getting a goal against them. After 68 minutes of play, Grand Haven FC's Sandu Cercelescu made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karim Zaoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sandu Cercelescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Zaoui having to interfere. Grand Haven FC's attack was well implemented in the 76th minute, but when Sandu Cercelescu was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. When Guillaume Laurent Kourichi came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Grand Haven FC 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 Guillaume Laurent Kourichi couldn't finish the play. Sandu Cercelescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karim Zaoui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Sandu Cercelescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karim Zaoui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Merriam getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Kasdi Nabil hit a great ball. Faouzi Sakhri struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Karim Zaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grand Haven FC. Madjid Abdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Karim Zaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandu Cercelescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karim Zaoui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. When Guillaume Laurent Kourichi fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grand Haven FC's protests and gave Guillaume Laurent Kourichi a yellow card for diving instead. Guillaume Laurent Kourichi hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Cheb Ben Khalidi kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.