League

Allendale Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Zenia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Allendale AFC's Ahmed Zenia got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Cutler Ridge's Lakhdar Assad got control of the ball when Chadli Ammour tried to sneak it across the goal line. Faouzi Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Chadli Ammour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Lakhdar Assad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lakhdar Assad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Zenia in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Allendale AFC booed when Cutler Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hameur Madjer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmed Zenia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lakhdar Assad having to make a save. When Chadli Ammour came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Allendale AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chadli Ammour couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute, Tayeb Mansouri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cutler Ridge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Cutler Ridge getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Maamar Sadmi hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Allendale AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Faouzi Mansouri came free, but Brahim Boukensa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Reda Bitat charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Reda Bitat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cutler Ridge booed when Allendale AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Reda Bitat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karim Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Brahim Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Allendale AFC booed when Cutler Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maamar Sadmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cutler Ridge getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Karim Madjer hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faouzi Mansouri to make the kick off. If Chadli Ammour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lakhdar Assad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Zenia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Allendale AFC's Brahim Boukensa got control of the ball when Karim Madjer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lakhdar Assad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Zenia in the 61st minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Cutler Ridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Mansouri to maneuver through the defense. Abdelaziz Djeziri hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Fateh Amrouche blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lakhdar Assad having to make a save. After 84 played minutes Cutler Ridge got a freekick which was hit by Tayeb Mansouri. Ahmed Zenia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Chadli Ammour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.