League

Estherville Stadium
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) Leon el Ibrahimi made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, South Chicago Heights FC's Anther Nekkar got control of the ball when Noureddine Fadela tried to sneak it across the goal line. Estherville's Salah Madjer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon el Ibrahimi in the 5th minute of play. South Chicago Heights FC's Leon el Ibrahimi got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rachid Beloufa fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Chicago Heights FC's protests and gave Rachid Beloufa a yellow card for diving instead. 12 minutes into the game, one of South Chicago Heights FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rabah Banouas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 21st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Leon el Ibrahimi came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the South Chicago Heights 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 Leon el Ibrahimi couldn't finish the play. When Abdelhani Laref came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the South Chicago Heights 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 Abdelhani Laref couldn't finish the play. Salah Madjer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from El Metref in the 30th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Anther Nekkar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the last second Anther Nekkar throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ali Hammad in the 39thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 41 minutes South Chicago Heights FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Noureddine Guendouz who took care of the corner kick. Rabah Banouas succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rabah Banouas was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Rabah Banouas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anther Nekkar was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Redha Ihidjaten hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. A collision led to Estherville getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Noureddine Fadela hit a great ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Rabah Banouas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estherville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rabah Banouas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohamed Bendjedid hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Estherville's Rabah Banouas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anther Nekkar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Estherville's Salah Madjer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Estherville from getting a goal against them. South Chicago Heights FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Redha Ihidjaten in the 69th minute. The corner ended in Hamid Zemmamouche almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Estherville's Salah Madjer did a great save. If Rabah Banouas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute Rabah Banouas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anther Nekkar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anther Nekkar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noureddine Fadela in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Estherville's zone, Leon el Ibrahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salah Madjer came out of the goal and Leon el Ibrahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fadhil Maillot kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 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.