League

Sharpsville Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ismael Bouzid took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Amar Hadjar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Bouzid took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdel Karim Sami Yachir. Abdel Karim Sami Yachir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Amar Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Gallaire having to interfere. With his leg Youssef Gallaire managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Sharpsville AFC's Mohammad Maroc fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sharpsville AFC's Abdel Karim Sami Yachir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Bouzid in the 16th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Saks's zone, Amar Hadjar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Youssef Gallaire came out of the goal and Amar Hadjar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Amar Hadjar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Youssef Gallaire was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Sharpsville AFC's Abdel Karim Sami Yachir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Karim Mecherara in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Abdel Karim Mecherara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Abdel Karim Sami Yachir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Saks's Youssef Gallaire got control of the ball when Mohammad Maroc tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, Saks's Ismael Bouzid made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdel Karim Sami Yachir was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Sharpsville AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Saks were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amar Hadjar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Mohammad Maroc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Youssef Gallaire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 55 in the game by Abdel Karim Mecherara from a close distance when the talented Abdel Karim Sami Yachir managed to make a qualified save. Sharpsville AFC's players were relieved. Abdel Karim Sami Yachir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Bouzid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Mohamed Hamid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Saks's Mokdad Ahmed tried to score from far away in the 63rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Sharpsville AFC booed when Saks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelnacer Reda Madouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdel Karim Sami Yachir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdel Karim Mecherara's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Hachemi Sad hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Ismael Bouzid's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdel Karim Sami Yachir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Mohammad Maroc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amar Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Gallaire having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Saks's goal looked a bit too open when Amar Hadjar came free, but Youssef Gallaire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdel Karim Mecherara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Karim Sami Yachir having to interfere. Saks's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.