League

Spring Valley Stadiu
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Jean-Michel Benzine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Meniri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Michel Benzine in the 5th minute of play forced Astoria Restaurant's goalkeeper Rabah Meniri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Spring Valley's Ismael Souakri got a free kick in the 5th minute. Mohammad Mhenni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Morceli's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Ali Aarache had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohammad Mhenni. Spring Valley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Aarache was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karim Morceli in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohammad Mhenni saved Spring Valley from getting behind. After having played for 16 minutes, Ali Aarache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astoria Restaurant's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Aarache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Karim Morceli came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Astoria Restaurant 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 Karim Morceli couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the game, Ali Aarache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mohammad Mhenni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Rabah Meniri managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Spring Valley's Cheb Yacine fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Astoria Restaurant's Rabah Meniri got control of the ball when Cheb Yacine tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Michel Benzine in the 26th minute of play forced Astoria Restaurant's goalkeeper Rabah Meniri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammad Mhenni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Morceli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Spring Valley's Jean-Michel Benzine dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. A collision led to Astoria Restaurant getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Amine Ghazi hit a great ball. Astoria Restaurant's Rabah Meniri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Benzine in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Astoria Restaurant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Aarache to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Karim Morceli made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Anther Zidane sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rabah Meniri skillfully saved the ball. Rabah Meniri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Michel Benzine, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Spring Valley's zone, Karim Morceli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohammad Mhenni came out of the goal and Karim Morceli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the match, Ismael Souakri notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Astoria Restaurant's Rabah Meniri. Rabah Meniri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Michel Benzine in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Meniri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Astoria Restaurant's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Yacine came free, but Rabah Meniri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Karim Morceli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mohammad Mhenni, 2-3. Karim Morceli's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Mohammad Mhenni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rabah Meniri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb Yacine in the 78th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Mohammad Mhenni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rabah Meniri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb Yacine in the 97th minute of play. When the match was over Astoria Restaurant could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Spring Valley throughout the match.