League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Belloumi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Abd al-Asis Baroudi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Netherlands and the Camp Forsyth players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Abd al-Asis Baroudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liamine Haddadj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Liamine Haddadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 9 played minutes Camp Forsyth got a freekick which was hit by Belaid Apap. Khalida Fellahi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mouloud Saci in the 11th minute of the match. Mouloud Saci struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Khalida Fellahi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Netherlands. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Khalida Fellahi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in The Netherlands's zone, Ali Belloumi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Hadjar came out of the goal and Ali Belloumi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Camp Forsyth's zone, Liamine Haddadj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalida Fellahi came out of the goal and Liamine Haddadj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 24 minutes into the game, Houari Meskine was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Camp Forsyth the free kick. A collision led to The Netherlands getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Houari Meskine hit a great ball. After 29 played minutes The Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Houari Meskine. 32 minutes into the match, Camp Forsyth's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Saci came free, but Khalida Fellahi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mouloud Kourichi hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mouloud Saci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mouloud Saci made a kick off. Mouloud Saci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Khalida Fellahi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Houari Meskine was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Camp Forsyth's Amar Merbah got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute Ali Belloumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Hadjar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Mouloud Saci sped through Camp Forsyth's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Khalida Fellahi. Khalida Fellahi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Saci, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 74 played minutes Camp Forsyth got a freekick which was hit by Belaid Lacarne. After some careless play in the Camp Forsyth defense, Mouloud Saci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalida Fellahi. The Camp Forsyth fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalida Fellahi should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Camp Forsyth getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Mouloud Kourichi hit a great ball. Khalida Fellahi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mouloud Saci in the 82nd minute of the match. The supporters of The Netherlands booed when Camp Forsyth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mouloud Kourichi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 88 minutes, Amar Merbah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Camp Forsyth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Merbah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khalida Fellahi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mouloud Saci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mouloud Kourichi struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Karim Hadjar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Camp Forsyth. The Netherlands's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.