League

Arcadia Park
Spectators: 6706 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 0) Lakhdar Taha made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arcadia's goalkeeper Hocine Meskine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th match minute, Arcadia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Chaib to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Anthar Meskine managed to get in a good position for a shot. NHL FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthar Meskine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hocine Meskine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Smail Beloufa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hameur Boulmerka's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Hameur Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to NHL FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jussef Ben Soltani hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the game, NHL FC's Lakhdar Taha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hocine Meskine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When NHL FC's Lakhdar Taha in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arcadia's goalie prevented a goal. The Arcadia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NHL FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hameur Boulmerka to strike the kick off in the second half. When Lakhdar Taha came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the NHL 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 Lakhdar Taha couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Arcadia's zone, Lakhdar Taha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hocine Meskine came out of the goal and Lakhdar Taha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Rabah Hadjar had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After a rather tough play, NHL FC's Anthar Meskine got a free kick in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Arcadia's Benamar Daham got a free kick in the 61st minute. NHL FC's Abdelnacer Boulmerka couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Arcadia. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arcadia's goalkeeper Hocine Meskine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Arcadia's Hocine Meskine got control of the ball when Anthar Meskine tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdelnacer Boulmerka charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelnacer Boulmerka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Arcadia a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ali Boulahfane, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of NHL FC's Smail Beloufa. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Lakhdar Taha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hocine Meskine was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Anthar Meskine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Hocine Meskine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lakhdar Taha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Hocine Meskine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anthar Meskine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd match minute, Arcadia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Chaib to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Arcadia's goalkeeper Hocine Meskine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anthar Meskine. Hocine Meskine made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Anthar Meskine sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ali Belloumi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arcadia's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Belloumi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Smail Beloufa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arcadia succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though NHL FC had controlled the match.