League

North Windham Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) brave fc's Nasreddine Boulebda 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. 3 minutes into the match, Castlewood's goal looked a bit too open when Nasreddine Boulebda came free, but Madhi Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madhi Cherrad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nasreddine Boulebda's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Madhi Cherrad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boudjemaa Khabatou in the 7th minute. Castlewood's Madhi Cherrad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasreddine Boulebda in the 8th minute of play. Nasreddine Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Cherrad having to interfere. Castlewood's Madhi Cherrad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Castlewood from getting a goal against them. Bouzid Hadjar struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Madhi Cherrad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for brave fc. The audience was convinced that Nasreddine Boulebda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Madhi Cherrad was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Nasreddine Boulebda got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Castlewood's zone, Bouzid Hadjar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Madhi Cherrad came out of the goal and Bouzid Hadjar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nasreddine Boulebda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, brave fc's Madhi Cherrad threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nasreddine Boulebda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 30 minutes into the match, Castlewood's goalkeeper Madhi Cherrad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bouzid Hadjar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nasreddine Boulebda in the 32nd minute of play forced Castlewood's goalkeeper Madhi Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Bouzid Hadjar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. brave fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bouzid Hadjar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nasreddine Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Cherrad having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Rachid Aboulker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castlewood's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave brave fc the free kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rachid Aboulker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Madhi Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasreddine Boulebda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bouzid Hadjar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Cherrad having to interfere. Rachid Aboulker hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Nasreddine Boulebda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Madhi Cherrad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-0 became the score in the 63rd minute when Nasreddine Boulebda elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bouzid Hadjar in the 74th minute of play forced Castlewood's goalkeeper Madhi Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Castlewood's zone, Nasreddine Boulebda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Madhi Cherrad came out of the goal and Nasreddine Boulebda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bouzid Hadjar might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madhi Cherrad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bouzid Hadjar ran back to his position shaking his head. Nasreddine Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Cherrad having to interfere. Madhi Cherrad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bouzid Hadjar went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.