New River Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ali Bouzid made the kick off and thus started the match. Nordine Mhenni hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Gunnison AFC's Ali Bouzid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walid Madouni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nordine Mhenni during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 8 played minutes Football Club Seoul got a freekick which was hit by Nordine Mhenni. Sid Belkacem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Fahima, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Ahmed Belloumi's late challenge caught a Gunnison AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Belloumi helped the player get up and apologised. 17 minutes into the game, one of Football Club Seoul:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sid Belkacem was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Samir Zarabi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 27 minute of play. Abd el Boulmerka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sid Belkacem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute of the match, Yasmina Maroc tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sid Belkacem saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Samir Zarabis short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Sid Belkacem to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Walid Madouni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Bouzid went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 42nd minute, Samir Zarabi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Football Club Seoul fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Gunnison AFC's Sid Belkacem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nordine Mhenni in the 48th minute of play. The Football Club Seoul players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gunnison AFC were winning 2-3.
Yasmina Maroc struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Sid Belkacem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Football Club Seoul. The audience was convinced that Yasmina Maroc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sid Belkacem was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Chadli Fahima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Sid Belkacem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gunnison AFC's goalkeeper Sid Belkacem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 57 minutes, Abdelhamid Ali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gunnison AFC and the Football Club Seoul players grew even worse after the yellow card. Samir Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Sid Belkacem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the game, Yasmina Maroc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Sid Belkacem was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Gunnison AFC's Ferhat Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 64th minute. Sid Belkacem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nordine Mhenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Yasmina Maroc notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Gunnison AFC's Sid Belkacem. Sid Belkacem was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sid Belkacem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samir Zarabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Yasmina Maroc scored 5-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sid Belkacem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Ali Bouzid dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Walid Madouni, 5-4. Walid Madouni made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Walid Aggoune sent off a good shot on target. Samir Zarabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sid Belkacem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasmina Maroc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sid Belkacem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samir Zarabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Walid Aggoune struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Walid Madouni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gunnison AFC. With a little luck, Football Club Seoul's Walid Madouni got control of the ball when Walid Aggoune tried to sneak it across the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Football Club Seoul had played much better football throughout.
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