League

Little Rock
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mourad Bouzid started the match with the kick off. Nourredine Menad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the match, Hale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Bouzid came free, but Fodil Boumedienne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mourad Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mourad Bouzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Fodil Boumedienne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdel Zidane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abd al-Asis Zitouni in the 18th minute of the match. Reda Soltani, 24 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nourredine Menad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Fodil Boumedienne made a huge save. In the 28th minute of the match Little Rock FC got a corner. Hale FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abdelaziz Larfaoui ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Abdelaziz Larfaoui almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hale FC's Fodil Boumedienne did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nourredine Menad got free with Fodil Boumedienne in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nouredine Semghoun kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. With a little luck, Hale FC's Fodil Boumedienne got control of the ball when Nourredine Menad tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34th play minutes Nourredine Menad shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Fodil Boumedienne and just under the crossbar into goal. When Little Rock FC's Mourad Bouzid in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hale FC's goalie prevented a goal. 48 minutes into the match, Madjid Dahleb notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Little Rock FC's Abdel Zidane. Abdel Zidane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Madjid Dahleb to make the kick off. Hale FC's Fodil Boumedienne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Bouzid in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Little Rock FC booed when Hale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nouredine Semghoun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mourad Bouzid's late challenge caught a Hale FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mourad Bouzid helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, Little Rock FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mourad Bouzid to maneuver through the defense. If Mourad Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Bouzid in the 66th minute of play forced Hale FC's goalkeeper Fodil Boumedienne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Larbi Tahar kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Hale FC's Madjid Dahleb got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fodil Boumedienne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nourredine Menad, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute, Madjid Dahleb 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. In the 80thth minute of the game Nourredine Menad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hale FC's Fodil Boumedienne was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nourredine Menad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Abdelaziz Larfaoui fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Little Rock FC's protests and gave Abdelaziz Larfaoui a yellow card for diving instead. Abdelaziz Larfaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. If Mourad Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Zidane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abd al-Asis Zitouni went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score.