League

Fort Shawnee
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reda Benhamou got the match started through his kick off. The Hamilton fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Hamilton's Abdelaziz Halimi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hamilton's Abdelaziz Halimi got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Hamilton's goalkeeper Ahmed Raï had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamid Hamrouche. Ahmed Raï made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamid Hamrouche in the 14th minute. In the 16thth minute of the game Reda Benhamou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fort Shawnee's Mahmoud Mimoun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Abbas in the 18th minute of play forced Hamilton's goalkeeper Ahmed Raï to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamid Hamrouche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Ahmed Raï made a huge save. The supporters of Fort Shawnee booed when Hamilton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Bendjedid didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Smail Boulmerka in the 31st minute really tested Ahmed Raï's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 32nd minute, Hocine Lacen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamilton's goalkeeper Ahmed Raï, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Reda Benhamou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mahmoud Mimoun was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. If Abdelaziz Halimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ben Abbas to make the kick off. Abdelaziz Halimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Mimoun having to interfere. Abdelaziz Halimis short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Mahmoud Mimoun to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Fort Shawnee's Abdellah Louahla got a free kick in the 60th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Reda Benhamou notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Fort Shawnee's Mahmoud Mimoun. Mahmoud Mimoun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abdelaziz Halimi in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mahmoud Mimoun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamilton's goalkeeper Ahmed Raï, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Hamilton's zone, Hamid Hamrouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Raï came out of the goal and Hamid Hamrouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamilton's Ahmed Raï played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Hamrouche in the 73rd minute of play. Hamilton's Ahmed Raï played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Abbas in the 79th minute of play. Reda Benhamou hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hamilton's zone, Hamid Hamrouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Raï came out of the goal and Hamid Hamrouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelaziz Halimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mahmoud Mimoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ben Abbas came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Fort Shawnee 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 Ben Abbas couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Hamilton had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.