League

AL Capone
Spectators: 7388 (Terracing: 5542, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) Rafik Mouzaoui made the kick off and thus started the match. Jean-Baptiste Mammeri hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Wellsboro FC's Rafik Zouba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adlène Benbitour made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kader Bessou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krim Belkhadem having to interfere. Fathi Aggoune charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fathi Aggoune the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Las Vegas FC's Fathi Aggoune got a free kick in the 19th minute. The corner ended in Karim Bitat almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Las Vegas FC's Adlène Benbitour did a great save. In the 23rd minute, Las Vegas FC's Rafik Mouzaoui dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Krim Belkhadem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kader Bessou went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 33rd match minute, Wellsboro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sid Ahmed Benhabiles to maneuver through the defense. Nourredine Allalou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adlène Benbitour having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nourredine Allalou in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adlène Benbitour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Las Vegas FC's Adlène Benbitour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafik Zouba in the 45th minute of play. Adlène Benbitour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafik Zouba in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafik Zouba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Rafik Mouzaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Las Vegas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafik Mouzaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Krim Belkhadem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafik Mouzaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Krim Belkhadem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kader Bessou in the 58th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Rafik Zouba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adlène Benbitour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Rafik Zouba reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adlène Benbitour. The goal made the score 2-2. Fodil Kheyari kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Nourredine Allalou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wellsboro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. A collision led to Wellsboro FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Sid Ahmed Benhabiles hit a great ball. If Rafik Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean-Baptiste Mammeri during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wellsboro FC booed when Las Vegas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Baptiste Mammeri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wellsboro FC's Karim Bitat shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Adlène Benbitour but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Nourredine Allalou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wellsboro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nourredine Allalou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adlène Benbitour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Las Vegas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafik Zouba came free, but Adlène Benbitour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Bridji charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachid Bridji the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 93 minutes, Kader Bessou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Las Vegas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kader Bessou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Wellsboro FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Wellsboro FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.