League

Pinellas
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5534, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fateh Cherrad kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Youssef Cohen 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. Pinellas AFC's Karim Kerbouche quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mustapha El-Ouafi, made in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fateh Cherrad in the 10th minute of play forced Pinellas AFC's goalkeeper Karim Haddou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karim Haddou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lili Firoud in the 12th minute of the match. Karim Haddou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderaouf Deghmani in the 17th minute of play. Karim Haddou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fateh Cherrad in the 18th minute of the match. Yacine Lacarne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lili Firoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Fateh Cherrad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Haddou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 27 in the game by Yacine Lacarne from a close distance when the talented Rabah Kafi managed to make a qualified save. Pearland's players were relieved. Karim Haddou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lili Firoud in the 31st minute of play. Yacine Lacarne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Kafi having to interfere. Rabah Kafi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yacine Lacarne went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Fateh Cherrad scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karim Haddou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Pinellas AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pearland were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yacine Lacarne made a kick off. Karim Haddou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fateh Cherrad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Pinellas AFC's Karim Haddou got control of the ball when Lili Firoud tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Noureddine Ouadah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Abderaouf Deghmani had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 59 minutes, Bendjedid Doutté mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinellas AFC and the Pearland players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pearland booed when Pinellas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bendjedid Doutté didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 63 minutes of play, Pearland's Lili Firoud made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karim Haddou was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, Pinellas AFC's goalkeeper Karim Haddou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lili Firoud. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karim Kerbouche during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Karim Haddou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fateh Cherrad in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Pinellas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Kerbouche to maneuver through the defense. Pinellas AFC's Karim Haddou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pinellas AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Bendjedid Doutté hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yacine Lacarne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bendjedid Doutté hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Fateh Cherrad reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Karim Haddou. The goal made the score 1-4. Pearland's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.