League

Oakridge
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hamid Hamrouche made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Ali Boniche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lounès Amsallem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamid Hamrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rachid Hamruche kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ali Boniche sped through Oakridge AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lounès Amsallem. Jean Al-Jazairia charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean Al-Jazairia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jean Al-Jazairia hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ali Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Lounès Amsallem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Lounès Amsallem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blytheville's Anther Mezdad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Blytheville from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute of the match Oakridge AFC got a corner. Blytheville's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mohammad Kaci Bouteflika ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well done corner resulted in Ismaël Abdessalam drilling the ball in to score 1-1 behind Blytheville's goalkeeper. Anther Mezdad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismaël Abdessalam in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Ismaël Abdessalam reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anther Mezdad. The goal made the score 2-1. René Azzizi-Kettab struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Anther Mezdad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oakridge AFC. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ismaël Abdessalam to make the kick off. When Jean Al-Jazairia was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. Mohammad Kaci Bouteflika took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anther Mezdad. Blytheville's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismaël Abdessalam in the 57th minute of play forced Blytheville's goalkeeper Anther Mezdad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anther Mezdad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of René Azzizi-Kettab's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Ali Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Lounès Amsallem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nabil Achiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Lounès Amsallem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blytheville's Anther Mezdad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Azzizi-Kettab in the 70th minute of play. If Ali Boniche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Oakridge AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nabil Achiou came free, but Lounès Amsallem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Boniche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Khair ad-Din Fergani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Anther Mezdad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 played minutes Blytheville got a freekick which was hit by Nabil Achiou. René Azzizi-Kettab took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anther Mezdad. Anther Mezdad dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Blytheville's Ismael Saïdi-Sief shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lounès Amsallem but with some difficulty. Ali Boniche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lounès Amsallem having to interfere. Rachid Hamruche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Oakridge AFC were victorious despite being under pressure from Blytheville for much of the match.