League

Fort Smith
Spectators: 7411 (Terracing: 5559, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samir Derrida took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dida Sahraoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hachemi Boulmerka having to interfere. Ahmed Boutella struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Hachemi Boulmerka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estherville AFC. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fort Smith FC's goalkeeper Hachemi Boulmerka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kader Larbi scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hachemi Boulmerka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Belmadi Ulansi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Estherville AFC's Karim Drid tried to score from far away in the 21st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fergani El-Ouafi in the 25th minute of play forced Fort Smith FC's goalkeeper Hachemi Boulmerka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dida Sahraoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mohamed Zouba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frantz Bensaoula having to interfere. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Fort Smith FC's goalkeeper Hachemi Boulmerka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hachemi Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Boutella in the 33rd minute of play. If Dida Sahraoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 38 minutes of play, Estherville AFC's Dida Sahraoui made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hachemi Boulmerka was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ahmed Boutella struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Hachemi Boulmerka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estherville AFC. Fergani El-Ouafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Hachemi Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dida Sahraoui stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Zouba in the 54th minute of play forced Estherville AFC's goalkeeper Frantz Bensaoula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samir Derrida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Frantz Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Estherville AFC's Frantz Bensaoula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Derrida in the 58th minute of play. If Dida Sahraoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Belmadi Ulansi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Fort Smith FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dida Sahraoui came free, but Hachemi Boulmerka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hachemi Boulmerka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Boutella in the 84th minute. After 88 minutes, Samir Derrida made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Estherville AFC's Frantz Bensaoula tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Fort Smith FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Estherville AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.