League

Robbins Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, 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. Noureddine Taha started the match with the kick off. If Mohamed Ramdani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes in the game, Mohamed Ramdani dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Houari Djebbour hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Albert Ouyahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Ouyahias short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Rabah Yacef to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dida Mammeri's late challenge caught a Robbins AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dida Mammeri helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Venado II's Dida Mammeri got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 25th minute Mohamed Ramdani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Yacef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Robbins AFC's Mohamed Ramdani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rabah Yacef. That made the score 1-0 after 33 minutes of play. Rabah Yacef stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Ramdani's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Mohamed Ramdani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Yacef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mouloud Chaouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed Ramdani to make the kick off. Albert Ouyahia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Yacef read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Rabah Yacef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Ramdani in the 53rd minute of the match. Slimane Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noureddine Taha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Robbins AFC's goalkeeper Slimane Mansouri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mouloud Chaouchi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Taha in the 72nd minute of play forced Robbins AFC's goalkeeper Slimane Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Robbins AFC's Slimane Mansouri got control of the ball when Mouloud Chaouchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noureddine Taha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Slimane Mansouri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Robbins AFC's Houari Djebbour got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rabah Yacef made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ramdani in the 82nd minute of play. Albert Ouyahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rabah Yacef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mouloud Chaouchi got free with Slimane Mansouri in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 89 minutes of play, Robbins AFC's Albert Ouyahia made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rabah Yacef was left in no man's land by his defense there! Noureddine Taha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Slimane Mansouri came out and tried to block the shot, but Noureddine Taha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 97th minute. There was no doubt that Robbins AFC were the better team. Robbins AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.