League

Lennox Stadium
Spectators: 6689 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 0) Lennox's Chaba Moussa 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. The throw-in from Muhammad Mazzid in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hazelwood AFC's Abdelhamid Ben Khalidi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling François Hamrouche in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salim Djebar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rachid Mouzaoui made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Smail Ighil sent off a good shot on target. If François Hamrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salim Djebar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mimoun Ouid Lacarne's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. After 30 played minutes Lennox got a freekick which was hit by René Benarbia. When Hazelwood AFC's François Hamrouche, in the 31st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Hazelwood AFC. After 35 played minutes, Hazelwood AFC's Edmond Mohamed shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Salim Djebar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hazelwood AFC reached it. Mimoun Ouid Lacarne 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. Salim Djebar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from François Hamrouche, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. François Hamrouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Djebar having to interfere.

The wind increased when François Hamrouche made the kick off in the second half. Mimoun Ouid Lacarne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Hanister kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Hazelwood AFC defense, Yazid Bilal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rachid Mouzaoui. The Hazelwood AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rachid Mouzaoui should have stopped the shot. 63 minutes into the match, Lennox's goalkeeper Salim Djebar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mimoun Ouid Lacarne. In the 69th match minute, Hazelwood AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meziane Moussa to maneuver through the defense. Chaba Moussa 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. In the 75th minute of the match Amine Bentifour shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Salim Djebar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 77th minute, Mimoun Ouid Lacarne fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Mimoun Ouid Lacarne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Salim Djebar made a huge save. Rachid Mouzaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Smail Ighil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, René Benarbia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rachid Mouzaoui was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Mohamed Hanister hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Yazid Bilal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lennox fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hazelwood AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.