League

Herington Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Said Larbes started the match with the kick off. Mohammad Kaci Fadela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Said Larbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid Fergani having to interfere. Said Larbes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. All Stars FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Fawzi Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid Fergani having to interfere. Said Larbes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of North Richland Hills booed when All Stars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yacine Besseghir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nordine Boumedienne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Kaci Fadela in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Hocine Benhabiles managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Richland Hills's supporters rose to their feet, but Hocine Benhabiles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nordine Boumedienne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abd el Amara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, North Richland Hills's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fawzi Benhabiles fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 36th minute, Yacine Besseghir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abderaouf Merah took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nordine Boumedienne. All Stars FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yazid Fergani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Said Larbes's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Mohammad Kaci Fadela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Richland Hills fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nordine Boumedienne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammad Kaci Fadela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Benhabiles in the 48th minute of play forced All Stars FC's goalkeeper Nordine Boumedienne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Mohammad Kaci Fadela managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Richland Hills's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammad Kaci Fadela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nordine Boumedienne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohammad Kaci Fadela was the one to do the kick off. After 56 played minutes All Stars FC got a freekick which was hit by Mustapha Djenia Lkbira. In the 64th minute, Hocine Benhabiles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Richland Hills fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 68th minute of the match Yasmina Radjef shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nordine Boumedienne showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mohamed Nima charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Nima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Said Larbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid Fergani having to interfere. When Fawzi Benhabiles came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the All Stars 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 Fawzi Benhabiles couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Tayeb Morceli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hocine Benhabiles struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Nordine Boumedienne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Richland Hills. In the 91st minute Said Larbes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazid Fergani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fawzi Benhabiles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Said Larbes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yazid Fergani having to make a save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched North Richland Hills eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.