League

Cotuit
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) McPherson AFC's Anther Kourichi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mohammad Lemoui hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Mohammad Lemoui came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Cotuit 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 Mohammad Lemoui couldn't finish the play. René Haddadj took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillaume Laurent Daham. Guillaume Laurent Daham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Rachid Baba Ali Aït Salem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. McPherson AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cotuit the free kick. In the 14th minute, Anther Kourichi made a precise shot to the right of Guillaume Laurent Daham. Cotuit's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cotuit's Guillaume Laurent Daham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anther Kourichi in the 22nd minute of play. Hakim Benchenaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Abdel Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nouara Zitouni in the 34th minute of the match. Guillaume Laurent Daham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nouara Zitouni went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The supporters of Cotuit booed when McPherson AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Baba Ali Aït Salem didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute Nouara Zitouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillaume Laurent Daham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anther Kourichi might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guillaume Laurent Daham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anther Kourichi ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half McPherson AFC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohammed Benhamou to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, McPherson AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakim Benchenaa came free, but Abdel Bitat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anther Kourichi, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Hakim Benchenaa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the match, McPherson AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakim Benchenaa came free, but Abdel Bitat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Nouara Zitouni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Guillaume Laurent Daham. The goal made the score 0-4. Abdel Bitat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakim Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Guillaume Laurent Daham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tayeb Larfaoui in the 74th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Cotuit's goalkeeper Guillaume Laurent Daham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by René Haddadj. 83 minutes into the match, Cotuit's goalkeeper Guillaume Laurent Daham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nouara Zitouni. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anther Kourichi in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Anther Kourichi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guillaume Laurent Daham. Cotuit's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anther Kourichi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Cotuit's Guillaume Laurent Daham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Cotuit from getting a goal against them. Guillaume Laurent Daham didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when McPherson AFC's Anther Kourichi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute.