League

Alamo Park
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Jean-Michel Feraoun made the kick off and thus started the match. Souad Arrache stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fodil Messaoudi's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Farid Zitouni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Souad Arrache having to make a save. In the 14th minute, Alamo's Mohammed Hammad seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mohammed Hammad the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Alamo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mohammed Hammad had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alamo! The supporters of Alamo booed when Clover Hill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Smail Kensi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farid Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Souad Arrache having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Clover Hill FC's goalkeeper Souad Arrache had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Farid Zitouni. A collision led to Clover Hill FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Belmadi Bouziane hit a great ball. Souad Arrache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Farid Zitouni in the 28th minute. When Hicham Belfaa fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clover Hill FC's protests and gave Hicham Belfaa a yellow card for diving instead. Hicham Belfaa kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Farid Zitouni was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Hocine Aziz's late challenge caught a Alamo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hocine Aziz helped the player get up and apologised. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Clover Hill FC! Souad Arrache went to the wrong direction when Fodil Messaoudi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Souad Arrache didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Farid Zitouni went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Farid Zitouni to make the kick off. Farid Zitouni struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Souad Arrache didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alamo. Souad Arrache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farid Zitouni in the 53rd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Farid Zitouni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Souad Arrache was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th match minute, Alamo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Stragapede to maneuver through the defense. Anthar Belkacem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Souad Arrache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farid Zitouni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Souad Arrache having to make a save. Clover Hill FC's Souad Arrache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farid Zitouni in the 75th minute of play. When Alamo's Farid Zitouni in 80 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Souad Arrache guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Farid Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Souad Arrache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 minutes, Soltani Khaldi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alamo and the Clover Hill FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Clover Hill FC booed when Alamo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soltani Khaldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Anthar Belkacem 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Alamo had played much better football throughout.