League

Big Beaver
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Ishpeming AFC's Ali Djamel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mounir Hadjadj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nadir Morceli in the 11th minute of the match. Sid Bensaoula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Mounir Hadjadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafik Saïdi-Sief showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Djamel in the 17th minute of the match. Ali Djamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, Ali Djamel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafik Saïdi-Sief. Big Beaver AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Djamel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sid Bensaoula in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mounir Hadjadj, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 33 minutes into the game, Said Medjoudj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ishpeming AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Big Beaver AFC the free kick. A collision led to Ishpeming AFC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Said Medjoudj hit a great ball. Hamid Benhamou hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mahmoud Madouni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafik Saïdi-Sief having to make a save. 38 minutes into the match, Big Beaver AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Djamel came free, but Rafik Saïdi-Sief reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafik Saïdi-Sief made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Djamel in the 42nd minute of play. Mahmoud Madouni might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafik Saïdi-Sief. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mahmoud Madouni ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Sid Bensaoula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Big Beaver AFC booed when Ishpeming AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maïssa Sofiane didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Morceli in the 55th minute of play forced Ishpeming AFC's goalkeeper Mounir Hadjadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Reda Madouni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Big Beaver AFC's Rafik Saïdi-Sief got control of the ball when Mahmoud Madouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafik Saïdi-Sief was a little too slow when Mahmoud Madouni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-4. 68 minutes into the match, Big Beaver AFC's Sid Bensaoula sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mounir Hadjadj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mahmoud Madouni came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rafik Saïdi-Sief could save by the left post. The supporters of Big Beaver AFC booed when Ishpeming AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maïssa Sofiane didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ishpeming AFC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Said Medjoudj hit a great ball. When Big Beaver AFC's Sid Bensaoula in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ishpeming AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Sid Bensaoula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Hadjadj having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ishpeming AFC's Mohamed Reda Madouni got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes, Ahmed Yahia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Big Beaver AFC and the Ishpeming AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Ahmed Yahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Djamel in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafik Saïdi-Sief saved Big Beaver AFC from getting behind. In the 87th minute Ali Djamel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Saïdi-Sief saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Mahmoud Madouni notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Big Beaver AFC's Rafik Saïdi-Sief. Rafik Saïdi-Sief was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mahmoud Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After recieving a nice pass, Ishpeming AFC's Abdelaziz Zemmamouche tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.