League

Lockhart
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Mustapha Matoub hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 4 played minutes, Dark Star SC's Faouzi Mansouri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dark Star SC reached it. In the 11th match minute, Dark Star SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mimoun Ouid Djenia Lkbira to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lockhart's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amar Labi went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amar Labi's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Hocine Drid took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Karim Kerkar. Dark Star SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Karim Kerkar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Boulebda in the 29th minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play, Dark Star SC's Amar Labi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karim Kerkar was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Reda Mansouri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Reda Mansouri really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. 44 minutes into the match, Nordine Amri notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Lockhart's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Lockhart players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dark Star SC were winning 2-3.

The wind increased when Reda Mansouri made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nordine Amri in the 52nd minute of play forced Lockhart's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Kerkar having to interfere. Reda Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Kerkar having to interfere. When Amar Labi came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Dark Star SC 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 Amar Labi couldn't finish the play. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nordine Amri, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lockhart's zone, Amar Labi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen came out of the goal and Amar Labi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 72 played minutes Lockhart got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Drid. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reda Mansouri in the 76th minute of play forced Dark Star SC's goalkeeper Karim Kerkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Mimoun Ouid Djenia Lkbira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes Lockhart got a freekick which was hit by Reda Mansouri. With a little luck, Lockhart's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen got control of the ball when Amar Labi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lockhart's Mouloud Mimoun got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amar Labi in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Star SC's goalkeeper Karim Kerkar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nordine Amri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Ben Ahmed Cohen having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Star SC's goalkeeper Karim Kerkar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 94 minutes, Amar Labi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dark Star SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Labi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Dark Star SC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.