League

Rancho Murieta Park
Spectators: 6694 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maamar Lacen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mohamed Benyamina made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour sent off a good shot on target. Maamar Lacen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohamed Benyamina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Mohamed Benyamina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maamar Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Ismaël Labi 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. Mohamed Benyamina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maamar Lacen in the 21st minute of play. If Ismaël Labi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Spindale's goalkeeper Mohamed Benyamina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour. Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Spindale's zone, Maamar Lacen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Benyamina came out of the goal and Maamar Lacen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Kafi in the 36th minute of play forced Rancho Murieta's goalkeeper Faouzi Abrika to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Abderrachid Boniche made a precise shot to the right of Faouzi Abrika. Rancho Murieta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Abderrachid Boniche made the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Benyamina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maamar Aggoune in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Rancho Murieta's Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Benyamina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mansour Bougherra fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spindale's protests and gave Mansour Bougherra a yellow card for diving instead. Mansour Bougherra kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 79 minutes of play, Rancho Murieta's Maamar Lacen made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Benyamina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Faouzi Abrika made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Ismaël Labi sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 91 minutes, Abderrachid Boniche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spindale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abderrachid Boniche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rancho Murieta's zone, Abderrachid Boniche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Abrika came out of the goal and Abderrachid Boniche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ismaël Labi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Abrika having to interfere.