League

Ancient Oaks Stadium
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Madjid Nima started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ancient Oaks FC's Rabah Kader got a free kick in the 6th minute. Mohammad Benida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Metref, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ancient Oaks FC's zone, Edmond Metref stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohammad Benida came out of the goal and Edmond Metref tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute Edmond Metref shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammad Benida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samir Bensaïd in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohammad Benida saved Ancient Oaks FC from getting behind. In the 16th minute, Samir Bensaïd 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. Mohammad Benida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samir Bensaïd's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. When Rabah Kader fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ancient Oaks FC's protests and gave Rabah Kader a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ancient Oaks FC's Rabah Kader got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Samir Bensaïd managed to get in a good position for a shot. Duncanville's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Bensaïd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammad Benida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zīn ud-Dīn Abbas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Madjid Nima in the 24th minute of the match. Rabah Kader got his second yellow card in the match during the 27th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 28th match minute, Ancient Oaks FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Kader to maneuver through the defense. Edmond Metref fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammad Benida having to interfere. The supporters of Duncanville booed when Ancient Oaks FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Muhammad Saadane didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Edmond Metref had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammad Benida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmond Metref, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Samir Bensaïd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohammad Benida was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Mohammad Benida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samir Bensaïd in the 45th minute of play. Edmond Metref recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samir Bensaïd stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tayeb Saïdi-Sief hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. If Edmond Metref had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edmond Metref sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samir Bensaïd in the 61st minute of play forced Ancient Oaks FC's goalkeeper Mohammad Benida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kasdi Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Hamdoud's late challenge caught a Ancient Oaks FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albert Hamdoud helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, Albert Hamdoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Smail Morceli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zīn ud-Dīn Abbas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 69 minutes, Samir Bensaïd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Duncanville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samir Bensaïd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samir Bensaïd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Mohammad Benida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Bensaïd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohammad Benida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Bensaïd in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute Samir Bensaïd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammad Benida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Duncanville's goal looked a bit too open when Smail Morceli came free, but Zīn ud-Dīn Abbas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zīn ud-Dīn Abbas came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Ancient Oaks FC's Kasdi Zeghdoud. But to his dismay, Kasdi Zeghdoud quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After having played for 93 minutes, Edmond Metref managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Duncanville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmond Metref was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edmond Metref made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 97thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Mohammad Benida would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ancient Oaks FC had won after a very even match.