League

Leisure Village Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean-Michel Feraoun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Souad Arrache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nadir Bensaoula in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 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 Abdelmalek Hanister. Hicham Belfaa charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hicham Belfaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hicham Belfaa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. A long shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Boufroura in the 7th minute of play was well struck, but Souad Arrache made a really good save at the right post. After 12 minutes of play, Clover Hill FC's Jean-Michel Feraoun made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Belaid Bahari was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute, Abdelmalek Hanister made a precise shot to the right of Souad Arrache. Clover Hill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Abdelmalek Hanister sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsenal's Belaid Bahari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Feraoun in the 28th minute of play. Belaid Bahari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Smail Kensi in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Clover Hill FC's zone, Nadir Bensaoula stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Souad Arrache came out of the goal and Nadir Bensaoula tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jean-Michel Feraoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Souad Arrache was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Boufroura. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 59th minute Abdelmalek Hanister shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Souad Arrache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Souad Arrache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Hanister, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Hamza El-Kenz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Souad Arrache made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmalek Hanister in the 65th minute of play. Smail Kensi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Souad Arrache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Hanister, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Michel Feraoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Belaid Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsenal's Belaid Bahari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal from getting a goal against them. Souad Arrache made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadir Bensaoula in the 78th minute of play. Clover Hill FC's Souad Arrache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nadir Bensaoula in the 84th minute of play. Abdelmalek Hanister received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Souad Arrache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelmalek Hanister in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Souad Arrache prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.