League

Taylors Park
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) Simonton Lake's Mohamed Bencherif 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. 3 minutes into the match, Taylors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Bencherif came free, but Mohamed Derrida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Medjani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Nouara Rimitti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mohamed Bencherif in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Derrida saved Taylors FC from getting behind. Tedj Touhami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tedj Touhami in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Derrida saved Taylors FC from getting behind. In the 23rd match minute, Simonton Lake was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelaziz Taha to maneuver through the defense. Nouara Rimitti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Reda Mansouri in the 24th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Nouara Rimitti successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Daniel Medjani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taylors FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Medjani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nouara Rimitti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, Simonton Lake's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Reda Mansouri came free, but Nouara Rimitti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Medjani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Bencherif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Derrida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Touhami, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmed Reda Mansouri to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Mohamed Bencherif managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simonton Lake's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Bencherif was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Derrida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Derrida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tedj Touhami in the 56th minute. Ahmed Reda Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 60 minutes, Mahmoud Reda Madouni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taylors FC and the Simonton Lake players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tedj Touhami took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mohamed Derrida. Mohamed Derrida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Ahmed Reda Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes Simonton Lake got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Taha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Medjani in the 69th minute of play forced Simonton Lake's goalkeeper Nouara Rimitti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Reda Mansouri in the 72nd minute of play forced Simonton Lake's goalkeeper Nouara Rimitti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Simonton Lake booed when Taylors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Taylors FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tedj Touhami fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nouara Rimitti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Medjani in the 83rd minute of the match. Mohamed Bencherif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th match minute, Taylors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Halimi to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Mohamed Bencherif 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. Simonton Lake's Tedj Touhami got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Ahmed Reda Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taylors FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Reda Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nouara Rimitti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Simonton Lake had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.