League

Mesquite
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Rafik Bouteflika 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. In the 9th match minute, Mesquite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Youssef Fillali to maneuver through the defense. If Benamar el Ibrahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fountain Hills AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Hadjadj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benamar el Ibrahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bouabdellah Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lili Abbas kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Rachid Hadjadj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Amsallem, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Rachid Zéroual was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mesquite's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fountain Hills AFC the free kick. Rachid Zéroual hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Anthar Mansouri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bouabdellah Saïfi skillfully saved the ball. After 29 played minutes Mesquite got a freekick which was hit by Youssef Fillali. If Rafik Bouteflika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bouabdellah Saïfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hocine Nekkar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bouabdellah Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafik Bouteflika in the 36th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Rafik Bouteflika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bouabdellah Saïfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Fountain Hills AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Amsallem came free, but Rachid Hadjadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Rachid Amsallem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Hadjadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rafik Bouteflika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rachid Amsallem made a kick off. Bouabdellah Saïfi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benamar el Ibrahimi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 52 minute of play. Rafik Bouteflika's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Bouabdellah Saïfi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rachid Amsallem struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Rachid Hadjadj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mesquite. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Zidane in the 69th minute of play forced Fountain Hills AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Hadjadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Karim Zidane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Hadjadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karim Zidane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Hadjadj having to interfere. Rafik Bouteflika who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Bouabdellah Saïfi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Rafik Bouteflika put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Bouabdellah Saïfi. Karim Zidane scored 1-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rachid Hadjadj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fountain Hills AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.