League

Santaquin Stadium
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mehdi Ouadah kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noureddine Moussa got free with Karim Barbarossa in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Hollidaysburg's Abdelnacer Benhabiles in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santaquin AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Abdelnacer Benhabiles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lakhdar Sad was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Sofiane Saïdi-Sief shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lakhdar Sad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelnacer Benhabiles scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lakhdar Sad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehdi Ouadah in the 19th minute of play forced Hollidaysburg's goalkeeper Karim Barbarossa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelnacer Benhabiles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Lakhdar Sad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abdelnacer Benhabiles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Hollidaysburg's Nourredine Ammour got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Abdelnacer Benhabiles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sofiane Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Lakhdar Sad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The crowd rose to their feet as Abdelnacer Benhabiles kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lakhdar Sad. That made the score 0-2 in the 55 minute of play. Abdelnacer Benhabiles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lakhdar Sad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnacer Benhabiles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Abdelnacer Benhabiles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maïssa Matmour hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Hameur Ziani shot from long distance in the 68th minute, but Lakhdar Sad was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sofiane Saïdi-Sief got free with Lakhdar Sad in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mehdi Ouadah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santaquin AFC's Lakhdar Sad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnacer Benhabiles in the 79th minute of play. Santaquin AFC's Mehdi Ouadah got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sofiane Saïdi-Sief got free with Lakhdar Sad in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karim Barbarossa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Bouzid went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Ali Bouzid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Barbarossa having to interfere. A hard shot by Boughera Kader from long distance, 98 minutes into the match, got Lakhdar Sad's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Hollidaysburg players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.