League

West Athens Park
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hocine Megharia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ahmed Lamine Kab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasmina Harkouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Abd el Madani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. West Athens AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pueblo West FC the free kick. In the 15th minute, Hocine Megharia 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. Walid Feraoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mohamed Ben Bouzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Ben Bouzid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Megharia in the 19th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Camel Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. West Athens AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Camel Lacen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mouloud Merbah hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Yasmina Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ahmed Lamine Kab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Lamine Kab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camel Lacen, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. If Walid Feraoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yasmina Harkouk made a kick off. After some careless play in the Pueblo West FC defense, Camel Lacen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ahmed Lamine Kab. The Pueblo West FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ahmed Lamine Kab should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute, Rabah Mohamed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdellah Medjadi Seghiri didn't quite understand what happened when in the 60 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Camel Lacen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pueblo West FC's Hocine Megharia in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Athens AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67th minute, Rabah Hanin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hocine Megharia was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walid Feraoun during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of West Athens AFC booed when Pueblo West FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walid Feraoun didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camel Lacen in the 77th minute of play forced Pueblo West FC's goalkeeper Ahmed Lamine Kab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hocine Megharia came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Pueblo West FC 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 Hocine Megharia couldn't finish the play. Rabah Hanin's late challenge caught a Pueblo West FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rabah Hanin helped the player get up and apologised. Rabah Hanin kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Pueblo West FC were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after West Athens AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Faouzi Ouadah took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Faouzi Ouadah got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mohamed Ben Bouzid quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, West Athens AFC's Rabah Mohamed got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Pueblo West FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.