League

Hamlin
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lakhdar Kourichi got the match started through his kick off. Hamlin AFC's Mohammed Ahmed Sadmi got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamza Drioueche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Hamza Drioueche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albert Doutté was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. When Aspinwall's Lakhdar Kourichi in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamlin AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Ferhat Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Haddou in the 15th minute of the match. When Said Haddou came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Aspinwall fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Said Haddou couldn't finish the play. Lakhdar Kourichi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Hamlin AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Mouloud Khaled hit a great ball. Ferhat Mansouri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Said Haddou in the 24th minute of play. Albert Doutté acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Salah Cherrad. 30 minutes into the match, Hamlin AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Said Haddou came free, but Ferhat Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Said Haddou in the 32nd minute of play forced Hamlin AFC's goalkeeper Ferhat Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 played minutes Aspinwall got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Kourichi. In the 35th match minute, Hamlin AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Khaled to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Hamza Drioueche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferhat Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Kourichi in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmed Djahnine during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 58 minutes, Lakhdar Kourichi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aspinwall's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lakhdar Kourichi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferhat Mansouri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Said Haddou in the 59th minute. Lakhdar Kourichi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 64th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 67th match minute, Aspinwall was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fadhil Said to maneuver through the defense. Albert Doutté made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Drioueche in the 70th minute of play. Said Haddous short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Ferhat Mansouri to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Said Haddou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferhat Mansouri having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Hamlin AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hemza Boudiaf to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes of play, Aspinwall's Said Haddou made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferhat Mansouri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lakhdar Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ferhat Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Said Haddou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aspinwall's supporters rose to their feet, but Said Haddou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferhat Mansouri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ferhat Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Kourichi in the 86th minute of the match. Mohammed Ahmed Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Doutté having to interfere. Albert Doutté took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammed Ahmed Sadmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamza Drioueche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Doutté having to interfere. The Aspinwall supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Aspinwall would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.