League

Woodmore Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Kermali started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rivoli United's zone, Daniel Kermali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Djamel Hemdani came out of the goal and Daniel Kermali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fathi Cerbah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamel Hemdani having to interfere. If Daniel Kermali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Djamel Hemdani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Kermali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Woodmore's Said Nasri got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute, Abdellah Merbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rabah Boulmerka was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 32nd minute, Ismaël Oussalah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Said Nasri hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Yahia Cohen got free in front of the goal in the 42nd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Sid Khabatou was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 52 minutes, Fathi Cerbah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Woodmore and the Rivoli United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fathi Cerbah hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Mehdi Mesbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Sid Khabatou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Sid Khabatou throw himself and got hold of the ball when Mehdi Mesbah in the 56thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 57thth minute of the game Fathi Cerbah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rivoli United's Djamel Hemdani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fathi Cerbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Djamel Hemdani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Kermali in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Bouabdellah Hemdani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Woodmore's Daniel Kermali got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Woodmore fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Woodmore's Daniel Kermali looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 83rd minute Mehdi Mesbah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sid Khabatou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fathi Cerbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Fathi Cerbah came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Woodmore 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 Fathi Cerbah couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Kermali in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Djamel Hemdani saved Rivoli United from getting behind. Sid Khabatou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yahia Cohen in the 94th minute.