League

Citrus Park
Spectators: 6561 (Terracing: 5561, 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. Anthar Larbes started the match with the kick off. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billel Khadra in the 3rd minute of the match. When Tamarac AFC's Billel Khadra in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crystalflame FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Tamarac AFC's Rachid Bouzid in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crystalflame FC's goalie prevented a goal. Billel Khadra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Abdelhani Khaled cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Yacine Sennaoui was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Tamarac AFC's Yacine Sennaoui got control of the ball when Abdelhani Khaled tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelhani Khaled got free with Yacine Sennaoui in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Billel Khadra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed having to interfere. Fodil Mérah-Benida took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed. Crystalflame FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rachid Bouzid in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed saved Crystalflame FC from getting behind. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billel Khadra in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Billel Khadra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Crystalflame FC's Abdellah Al-Jazairia got a free kick in the 31st minute. When Ali Boulebda fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tamarac AFC's protests and gave Ali Boulebda a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Tamarac AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Boulebda to maneuver through the defense. If Ahmed Belkhadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Billel Khadra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Billel Khadra fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A hard shot 51 in the game by Billel Khadra from a close distance when the talented Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed managed to make a qualified save. Crystalflame FC's players were relieved. Yacine Sennaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhani Khaled, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelhani Khaled might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yacine Sennaoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelhani Khaled ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelhani Khaled in the 62nd minute of play forced Tamarac AFC's goalkeeper Yacine Sennaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Abdelhani Khaled was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crystalflame FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tamarac AFC the free kick. Abdelhani Khaled hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Rachid Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Ali Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Tamarac AFC defense, Anthar Larbes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yacine Sennaoui. The Tamarac AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yacine Sennaoui should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Crystalflame FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Faouzi Tahar hit a great ball. Crystalflame FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Billel Khadra 82 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Karim Hamid kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Crystalflame FC had won after a very even match.