League

Bottineau
Spectators: 6717 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 0) Van Horn AFC's Fodil Zitouni 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. Madjid Kafi charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Madjid Kafi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nadir El-Ouafi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yacine Mazzid, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Bottineau's goal looked a bit too open when Yacine Mazzid came free, but Nadir El-Ouafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelnasser Hasni kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Yacine Mazzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27 minutes, El Bendjedid mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Van Horn AFC and the Bottineau players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Van Horn AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. El Bendjedid hit a great ball. With a little luck, Van Horn AFC's Cheikha Hamdani got control of the ball when Yazid Mekhloufi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Abdelnacer Amara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bottineau's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelnacer Amara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheikha Hamdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fodil Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir El-Ouafi having to interfere. With a little luck, Van Horn AFC's Cheikha Hamdani got control of the ball when Yazid Mekhloufi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 38 played minutes Bottineau got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Kafi. After a rather tough play, Van Horn AFC's Abdelmalek Moussaoui got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Bottineau's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Zitouni came free, but Nadir El-Ouafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdelnacer Amara to make the kick off. Fodil Zitouni received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nadir El-Ouafi came out and tried to block the shot, but Fodil Zitouni slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Van Horn AFC's Abdelmalek Moussaoui got a free kick in the 55th minute. Yazid Mekhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheikha Hamdani having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Abdelnacer Amara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cheikha Hamdani was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Jean-Michel Brahmi kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Faouzi Menad charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faouzi Menad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Van Horn AFC booed when Bottineau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faouzi Menad didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Van Horn AFC's Abdelnasser Hasni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Abdelnacer Amara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, Van Horn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fodil Zitouni to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute Fodil Zitouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nadir El-Ouafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bottineau's Madjid Kafi got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Van Horn AFC's Abdelnasser Hasni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Yazid Mekhloufi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Yazid Mekhloufi 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. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.