League

Edgewater Stadium
Spectators: 7334 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 28) Abdelaziz Sellal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the game, one of Lumbox LXG FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave FC Barcelona a penalty, 3 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by El Mohand, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lumbox LXG FC's Chaba Malek. 0-1. The supporters of Lumbox LXG FC booed when FC Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Zarabi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noureddine Bentaala got in the 12th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Chaba Malek handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Chaba Malek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Bentaala in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Noureddine Bentaala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chaba Malek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Lumbox LXG FC's Chaba Malek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustapha Zarabi in the 20th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Noureddine Bentaala put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Chaba Malek. In the 37th minute, Lumbox LXG FC's Kassel Merah seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kassel Merah the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lumbox LXG FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kassel Merah had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lumbox LXG FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! 44 minutes into the match, Lumbox LXG FC's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Bentaala came free, but Chaba Malek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Lumbox LXG FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mustapha Zarabi came free, but Chaba Malek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The audience was convinced that Mustapha Zarabi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaba Malek was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noureddine Bentaala got free with Chaba Malek in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Madjid Djeballi came free, but Hemza Aribi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Noureddine Bentaala 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. Mustapha Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Chaba Malek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Mohand might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chaba Malek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. El Mohand ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Lumbox LXG FC's Chaba Malek got control of the ball when Noureddine Bentaala tried to sneak it across the goal line. The nice shot from Noureddine Bentaala in the 89thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Chaba Malek had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. If Mustapha Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Noureddine Bentaala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Lumbox LXG FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mustapha Zarabi came free, but Chaba Malek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Camel Benflis got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the match was over FC Barcelona could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lumbox LXG FC throughout the match.