League

Branch
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) Toufik Mammeri made the kick off and thus started the match. Branch's Said Raho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahmoud Ighil in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 6 minutes, Mahmoud Ighil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallup AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahmoud Ighil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Noureddine Ramdane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Fari in the 9th minute of play. Toufik Mammeri might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Said Raho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toufik Mammeri ran back to his position shaking his head. Mustapha Khendu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noureddine Ramdane having to interfere. Noureddine Ramdane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamza Fari, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Said Raho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toufik Mammeri, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mustapha Khendus short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Noureddine Ramdane to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Branch getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rabah Kensi hit a great ball. Mahmoud Hima was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 38th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamza Fari to make the kick off. Liamine Taha hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Mohamed Djebbour hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Said Raho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toufik Mammeri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Branch getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Rabah Kensi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Toufik Mammeri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gallup AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Toufik Mammeri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Said Raho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Liamine Taha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gallup AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Liamine Taha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Said Raho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mahmoud Ighil took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Said Raho. Said Raho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 86 played minutes Gallup AFC got a freekick which was hit by Noureddine Chedda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liamine Taha in the 89th minute of play forced Branch's goalkeeper Said Raho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 played minutes Gallup AFC got a freekick which was hit by Toufik Mammeri. 94 minutes into the match, Gallup AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza Fari came free, but Noureddine Ramdane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Gallup AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.