League

Bentonville Stadium
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mahmoud Arrache got the match started through his kick off. When Mifflinburg AFC's Abderaouf Khalef in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bentonville's goalie prevented a goal. Kader Ahmed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Said Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahmoud Arrache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Boughera Diss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mahmoud Arrache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Said Bougherra successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Said Bougherra came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Bentonville's Boughera Khabatou. But to his dismay, Boughera Khabatou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Arrache in the 28th minute of play forced Bentonville's goalkeeper Boughera Diss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Lakhdar Moussaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bentonville's Boughera Diss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahmoud Arrache in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Mifflinburg AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Mustapha Camus hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Boughera Khabatou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bentonville's supporters rose to their feet, but Boughera Khabatou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Said Bougherra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Mifflinburg AFC's Lakhdar El-Hadi got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Bentonville's Boughera Diss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abderaouf Khalef in the 40th minute of play. Ahmed Yahi charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Yahi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Boughera Diss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahmoud Arrache, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Abderaouf Khalef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boughera Diss having to interfere. 51 minutes into the match, Mifflinburg AFC's Walid Madouni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boughera Khabatou was the one to do the kick off. Walid Madouni hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Boughera Khabatou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Said Bougherra having to make a save. After 70 minutes, Lakhdar El-Hadi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mifflinburg AFC and the Bentonville players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes Mifflinburg AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar El-Hadi. Cheb Chebal hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Abderaouf Khalef came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Mifflinburg 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 Abderaouf Khalef couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute of the match Mustapha Camus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Boughera Diss skillfully saved the ball. In the 97th minute, Bentonville's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mahmoud Arrache fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bentonville were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mifflinburg AFC for a fine match.