League

Palmer Heights Park
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Palmer Heights's Yazid Reda Madouni started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes of play, Buckley's Sid Makkeb made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edmond Lacarne was left in no man's land by his defense there! Noureddine Messaoud in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Djamal Bentaala, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 9th minute, Palmer Heights's Yazid Reda Madouni ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Djamal Bentaala. Djamal Bentaala yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Palmer Heights's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Makkeb came free, but Edmond Lacarne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buckley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Yazid Reda Madouni scored to the left of an out of position Djamal Bentaala, making the score, 2-1. Sid Makkeb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmond Lacarne having to interfere. Palmer Heights's Edmond Lacarne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sid Makkeb in the 24th minute of play. Noureddine Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamal Bentaala having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Abdelmalek Boniche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Lacarne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Reda Madouni in the 38th minute of play forced Buckley's goalkeeper Djamal Bentaala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Reda Madouni in the 41st minute of play forced Buckley's goalkeeper Djamal Bentaala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes in the game, Yazid Reda Madouni fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Djamal Bentaala having to interfere. Djamal Bentaala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Reda Madouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelmalek Boniche made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Noureddine Messaoud got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bendjedid Djamel during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palmer Heights fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Buckley's Fodil Al-Jazairia got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Edmond Lacarne. After a defensive mix-up in Buckley's zone, Noureddine Messaoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Djamal Bentaala came out of the goal and Noureddine Messaoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Djamal Bentaala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Reda Madouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Sid Makkeb scored 2-3 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edmond Lacarne, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Abdelmalek Boniche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Buckley getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Abd el Bensaïd hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Noureddine Messaoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djamal Bentaala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Buckley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamza Hima to maneuver through the defense. Buckley's Djamal Bentaala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Messaoud in the 85th minute of play. Mohammed Ahmed Haddadj kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match.