League

Elba Stadium
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) When Daniel Madjer, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 6 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Walid Guendouz was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Naperville's Lili Larbi in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elba AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Walid Guendouz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Madjer went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Madjer in the 13th minute of play forced Elba AFC's goalkeeper Walid Guendouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walid Guendouz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lili Larbi's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Madjer in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walid Guendouz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, Elba AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lili Larbi came free, but Walid Guendouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes, Bendjedid Cixous mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elba AFC and the Naperville players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elba AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! Walid Guendouz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abderraouf Laura Douibi in the 29th minute of the match. Walid Guendouz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Madjer in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lili Larbi in the 36th minute of play forced Elba AFC's goalkeeper Walid Guendouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Daniel Madjer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Naperville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Madjer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lili Larbi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Walid Guendouz made a huge save. The supporters of Naperville booed when Elba AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bendjedid Hamid Brahima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lili Larbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walid Guendouz having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Daniel Madjer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Naperville's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Madjer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walid Guendouz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Krim Zaaf struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Rachid Kouici didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elba AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Harkat in the 66th minute of play forced Naperville's goalkeeper Rachid Kouici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abderraouf Laura Douibi during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Abderraouf Laura Douibi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Lili Larbi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Daniel Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walid Guendouz having to interfere. Daniel Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lili Larbi in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Walid Guendouz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Walid Guendouz made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Lili Larbi sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Daniel Madjer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walid Guendouz was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Naperville left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Elba AFC.