League

Havre Park
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) Lakemore AFC's Rachid Touhami started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mahmoud Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean-Michel Merah-Benida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lakemore AFC's Jean-Michel Merah-Benida 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 Havre FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nadir El-Hadi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jean-Michel Merah-Benida's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. 13 minutes in the game, Hocine Said fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rachid Baba Ali Doutté having to interfere. Mahmoud Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Said might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Baba Ali Doutté. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mahmoud Said ran back to his position shaking his head. Mahmoud Said recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rd match minute, Lakemore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samir Louahla to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Havre FC's Karim Belhadj sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rachid Baba Ali Doutté narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mohamed Ben Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hocine Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Baba Ali Doutté was a little too slow when Hocine Said got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 42 played minutes Havre FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Hanin. When Rachid Touhami came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Lakemore 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 Rachid Touhami couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hocine Said was the one to do the kick off. If Mahmoud Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Mahmoud Said 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. In the 57th match minute, Lakemore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lakhdar Djamel to maneuver through the defense. Leon Bencheikh's late challenge caught a Lakemore AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leon Bencheikh helped the player get up and apologised. Jean-Michel Merah-Benida's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Nadir El-Hadi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nadir El-Hadi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Michel Merah-Benida in the 73rd minute. After 78 minutes of play, Havre FC's Hocine Said made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rachid Baba Ali Doutté was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Mahmoud Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean-Michel Merah-Benida recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rachid Touhami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Lakemore AFC's Cheb Zafour got a free kick in the 94th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Havre FC's Djabir Reda Madouni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lakemore AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Havre FC.