League

Florissant Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmed Fari started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Florissant's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Fari came free, but Rachid Zaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Zaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Fari, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Abdelmalek Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelmalek Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Chaba Maroc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's goalkeeper Chaba Maroc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelmalek Benyamina. The supporters of Florissant booed when Los Ranchos de Albuquerque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fodil Moussa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fodil Moussa fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's protests and gave Fodil Moussa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd match minute, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fodil Moussa to maneuver through the defense. Yazid Merah shot from long distance in the 23rd minute, but Chaba Maroc was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. After 24 played minutes Florissant got a freekick which was hit by Leon Beloufa. Abdelmalek Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 29 minutes of play Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's Fodil Moussa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 30th minute, Fodil Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 30 played minutes, Florissant's Yazid Merah shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chaba Maroc came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Florissant reached it. When Abderrachid Drid fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's protests and gave Abderrachid Drid a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Florissant booed when Los Ranchos de Albuquerque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abderrachid Drid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florissant's Yazid Merah couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. After 38 minutes, Ahmed Fari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and the Florissant players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Ahmed Fari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 38 minutes, Abdelmalek Benyamina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florissant's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelmalek Benyamina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Florissant's Cheb Moussa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chaba Maroc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 42 minutes of play Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's Abderrachid Drid was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. With a little luck, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's Chaba Maroc got control of the ball when Abdelmalek Benyamina tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Cheb Moussa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Florissant's supporters rose to their feet, but Cheb Moussa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chaba Maroc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Cheb Moussa made the kick off in the second half. Abdelmalek Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Chaba Maroc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's Chaba Maroc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheb Moussa in the 54th minute of play. Cheb Moussa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Ahmed Fari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cheb Moussa took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chaba Maroc. Chaba Maroc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 73rd minute, Abdelmalek Benyamina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Florissant's Cheb Moussa in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th match minute, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Fari to maneuver through the defense. Chaba Maroc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Moussa in the 76th minute of the match. Chaba Maroc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb Moussa in the 82nd minute of play. Cheb Moussa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Cheb Moussa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelmalek Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaba Maroc came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Florissant's Abdelmalek Benyamina. But to his dismay, Abdelmalek Benyamina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When Florissant's Abdelmalek Benyamina in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's goalie prevented a goal. Cheb Moussa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florissant walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.