League

Laplace
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rabah Lacen got the match started through his kick off. Zoheir Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Youssef Mansouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the game, Youssef Mansouri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zoheir Said was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Youssef Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Youssef Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Laplace's zone, Abdelkader Saci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoheir Said came out of the goal and Abdelkader Saci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zoheir Said showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Youssef Mansouri in the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Abdelkader Saci managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toppenish FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelkader Saci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zoheir Said breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute Abdelkader Saci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoheir Said saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Youssef Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, Laplace was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Bougherra to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute of the match Toppenish FC got a corner. Laplace's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cheb Bezzaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rabah Lacen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Toppenish FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Lacen came free, but Chaba Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rabah Lacen came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Laplace 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 Rabah Lacen couldn't finish the play. Chaba Khelaifia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Youssef Mansouri to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Laplace's zone, Abdelkader Saci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoheir Said came out of the goal and Abdelkader Saci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Rabah Lacen, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 57 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Chaba Khelaifia was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Rabah Lacen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaba Khelaifia having to interfere. Rabah Lacen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Toppenish FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Oussar came free, but Chaba Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Rabah Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaba Khelaifia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelkader Saci struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Zoheir Said didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Toppenish FC. 79 minutes into the game, one of Laplace:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Laplace:s Zoheir Said showed great skill when he stopped Cheb Bezzaz:s penalty. Chaba Khelaifia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toppenish FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.