League

Clover Hill
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mustapha Maillot got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Jean-Baptiste Djeballi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lakhdar Boulmerka showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Abdelaziz Dib managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clover Hill AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelaziz Dib was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lakhdar Boulmerka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lakhdar Boulmerka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Robersonville AFC's zone, Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lakhdar Boulmerka came out of the goal and Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 14 in the game by Abdelaziz Dib from a close distance when the talented Lakhdar Boulmerka managed to make a qualified save. Robersonville AFC's players were relieved. 18 minutes into the game, Sofiane Djebar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clover Hill AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Robersonville AFC the free kick. The supporters of Robersonville AFC booed when Clover Hill AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sofiane Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismaël Bensaoula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellah Hadjadj in the 23rd minute of the match. Robersonville AFC's Abdellah Hadjadj got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 30 minutes, Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clover Hill AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lakhdar Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lakhdar Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji in the 37th minute of play. If Abdelaziz Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 52nd minute, Abdelaziz Bezzaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robersonville AFC's Abdelhani Nekkar couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Clover Hill AFC. In the 58th minute Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lakhdar Boulmerka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lakhdar Boulmerka. Robersonville AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 64 minutes into the match, Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lakhdar Boulmerka. Robersonville AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Ismaël Bensaoula came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Robersonville AFC's Abdellah Hadjadj. But to his dismay, Abdellah Hadjadj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Abdelaziz Dib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lakhdar Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Dib in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdellah Hadjadj got free with Ismaël Bensaoula in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Robersonville AFC booed when Clover Hill AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sofiane Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mustapha Maillot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ismaël Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lakhdar Boulmerka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelaziz Dib, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With a little luck, Clover Hill AFC's Ismaël Bensaoula got control of the ball when Abdellah Hadjadj tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robersonville AFC's Lakhdar Boulmerka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelmalek Cohen-Tannoudji in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Clover Hill AFC were the better team. Clover Hill AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.