League

East Gaffney Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamid Raï got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Pixley AFC's goalkeeper Ben Laref had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Djamel. Mohamed Djamel hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, East Gaffney's goal looked a bit too open when Bouzid Seghiri came free, but Madhi Aboulker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albert Hamouda struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Ben Laref didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Gaffney. Albert Hamouda struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ben Laref didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Gaffney. Mohamed Djamel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ben Laref made a huge save. East Gaffney's Madhi Aboulker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Raï in the 20th minute of play. Madhi Aboulker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bouzid Seghiri in the 21st minute of the match. Said Ouyahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Madhi Aboulker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Raï, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pixley AFC's zone, Ismaël Cherrad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Laref came out of the goal and Ismaël Cherrad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rabah Bensaoula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Laref having to interfere. In the 31st minute, East Gaffney's Rabah Bensaoula ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ben Laref. Ben Laref yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Pixley AFC's zone, Mohamed Djamel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Laref came out of the goal and Mohamed Djamel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pixley AFC's Ben Laref proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Pixley AFC from getting a goal against them. When Mohamed Djamel came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the East Gaffney 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 Mohamed Djamel couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rabah Bensaoula in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ben Laref prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When East Gaffney's Rabah Bensaoula in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pixley AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Ismaël Cherrad managed to get in a good position for a shot. East Gaffney's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismaël Cherrad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Laref breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rabah Bensaoula made a kick off. Pixley AFC's Ben Laref played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Hamouda in the 52nd minute of play. Rabah Bensaoula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ben Laref tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ben Laref showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Hamouda in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Ismaël Tahar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when East Gaffney's Albert Hamouda fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Raï in the 62nd minute of play forced East Gaffney's goalkeeper Madhi Aboulker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Djamel kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Boudjemaa Chaouchi 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. Madhi Aboulker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Raï in the 67th minute of play. Mohamed Djamel kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of East Gaffney booed when Pixley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Méniri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Hamouda might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Laref. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albert Hamouda ran back to his position shaking his head. Rabah Bensaoula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Pixley AFC booed when East Gaffney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismaël Cherrad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Hamouda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. East Gaffney's Madhi Aboulker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save East Gaffney from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, East Gaffney's Madhi Aboulker got control of the ball when Zīn ud-Dīn N'Soumer tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Mohamed Djamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. East Gaffney's Madhi Aboulker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save East Gaffney from getting a goal against them. Pixley AFC's Ben Laref played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hocine Saadane in the 88th minute of play. Ben Laref showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Bensaoula, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albert Hamouda in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ben Laref prevented the ball from getting in the gole. East Gaffney walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.