League

Plainville
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmed Macias kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Wenatchee's goalkeeper Cherif Madjer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Djebbour. Karim Abdenouz hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After having played for 27 minutes, Noureddine Djebbour managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plainville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noureddine Djebbour was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Lazhar Djenia Lkbira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Redha Said was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Dida Méniri's late challenge caught a Wenatchee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dida Méniri helped the player get up and apologised. Dida Méniri kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Redha Said made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazhar Djenia Lkbira in the 40th minute of play. After 43 played minutes Plainville FC got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Nima. Redha Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazhar Djenia Lkbira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hamid Nima came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Plainville FC 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 Hamid Nima couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Abdenouz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Plainville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nadir Djamel to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Wenatchee's zone, Noureddine Djebbour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cherif Madjer came out of the goal and Noureddine Djebbour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamid Nima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Cherif Madjer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Dida Méniri 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Djebbour in the 61st minute of play forced Wenatchee's goalkeeper Cherif Madjer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noureddine Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Wenatchee's zone, Kateb Morceli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cherif Madjer came out of the goal and Kateb Morceli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes into the match, Plainville FC's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Abdenouz came free, but Redha Said reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plainville FC's Redha Said proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Plainville FC from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute Karim Abdenouz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Said saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cherif Madjer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Djebbour in the 88th minute of play. Karim Abdenouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Redha Said having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Plainville FC's goalkeeper Redha Said had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lazhar Djenia Lkbira. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Plainville FC had won after a very even match.