League

Hudsonville
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Geistown's Ferhat Boulahfane 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hicham Bridji during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Geistown getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ali Boutabout hit a great ball. Mehdi Bella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Teissier, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Hocine Teissier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hudsonville's supporters rose to their feet, but Hocine Teissier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Bella breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferhat Boulahfane in the 18th minute of play forced Hudsonville's goalkeeper Smail Ihidjaten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hudsonville getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Mohamed Benbitour hit a great ball. Ferhat Boulahfane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Smail Ihidjaten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Mohamed Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 played minutes Hudsonville got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Boulebda. Hocine Teissier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Bella having to make a save. Hicham Bridji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Bella having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Hudsonville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billel Morceli to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the game, Mohamed Boulebda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hudsonville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Geistown the free kick. Mohamed Boulebda kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Geistown got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Bezzaz.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hocine Teissier to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bouzid Mamouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hocine Teissier struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Mehdi Bella didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hudsonville. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Teissier in the 58th minute of play forced Geistown's goalkeeper Mehdi Bella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Benbitour's late challenge caught a Geistown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Benbitour helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, Hudsonville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Benbitour to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferhat Boulahfane in the 71st minute of play forced Hudsonville's goalkeeper Smail Ihidjaten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Abdel Karim Boniche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Geistown and the Hudsonville players grew even worse after the yellow card. After recieving a nice pass, Hudsonville's Boubekeur Raho tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Hicham Bridji's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehdi Bella was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After 81 played minutes Geistown got a freekick which was hit by Ali Boutabout. In the 85th minute, Hocine Teissier got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Geistown's Ali Boutabout got a free kick in the 87th minute. Mehdi Bella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hicham Bridji, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Hocine Teissier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hudsonville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Teissier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hicham Bridji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Bella having to interfere. Hocine Teissier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 96th minute, Hicham Bridji made a precise shot to the right of Mehdi Bella. Geistown's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Geistown players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hudsonville.