League

Arcata
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alain Mansouri made the kick off which started today's match. Alain Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 played minutes La Crescent got a freekick which was hit by Khalida Bensaoula. Fadhil Amri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alain Mansouri's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Rabah Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Faudel having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Smail Ghazi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Crescent's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arcata AFC the free kick. A collision led to La Crescent getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Benamar Matoub hit a great ball. After 16 minutes of play, La Crescent's Smail Ghazi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amine Faudel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hamza Sakhri charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamza Sakhri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Arcata AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of La Crescent:s goal. After some careless play in the La Crescent defense, Said Lelouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fadhil Amri. The La Crescent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fadhil Amri should have stopped the shot. If Alain Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Smail Ghazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Faudel having to interfere. Arcata AFC's Amine Faudel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Mohamed in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Alain Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alain Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fadhil Amri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Lelouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Arcata AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Mohamed came free, but Amine Faudel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Smail Ghazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Faudel having to interfere.