League

Pelham
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Pelham's Robert Boudjedra 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. In the 5th minute, Ahmed Amri 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Boudjedra in the 8th minute of play forced Richardson FC's goalkeeper Nadir Guendouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodil Yacine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Guendouz having to interfere. Robert Boudjedra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Richardson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Boudjedra came free, but Nadir Guendouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Abdelmalek Djamel put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Pelham a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mouloud Kourichi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Richardson FC's Nadir Guendouz. 1-0. Muhammad Morceli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Nadir Guendouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adlène Benmabrouk hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Nadir Guendouz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Boudjedra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Belaid Abbas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Richardson FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pelham the free kick. In the 28th minute, Belaid Abbas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pelham's Mouloud Kourichi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 29th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Richardson FC. Richardson FC's Abderaouf Ziani got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Belaid Abbas 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 audience was convinced that Abderaouf Ziani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hocine Abdi was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Richardson FC's zone, Fodil Yacine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nadir Guendouz came out of the goal and Fodil Yacine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fodil Yacine struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Nadir Guendouz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pelham. Abderaouf Ziani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Abderaouf Ziani made the kick off in the second half. Abderaouf Ziani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abderaouf Ziani succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 55th playminute. Fodil Yacine's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nadir Guendouz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 68th minute, Abderaouf Ziani made a precise shot to the right of Hocine Abdi. Pelham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Fodil Yacine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nadir Guendouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nadir Guendouz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fodil Yacine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Pelham's goalkeeper Hocine Abdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abderaouf Ziani. After 96 minutes Pelham's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rabah Radjef who took care of the corner kick. The Richardson FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Richardson FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.