U23 League

Bolivar Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Senijad Ibričić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bendjedid Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yassine Mhedhebi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Miaâdi in the 5th minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 8 minutes on the clock, Rachid Bellemou Messaoud commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When David Achour came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Symba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that David Achour couldn't finish the play. Bendjedid Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ammar Aziza, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 13 played minutes Bolivar got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Moll. 14 minutes into the match, Symba's David Achour broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 18th minute, Symba's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tedj Boudiaf fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 22nd minute Ammar Aziza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bendjedid Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Said Hamruche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 29 minutes, Chaouki Loussayef managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Symba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chaouki Loussayef was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute Ammar Aziza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bendjedid Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tedj Boudiaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heithem Kaâbi having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Symba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! 44 minutes into the match, Hocine Moll notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Symba's Heithem Kaâbi. Heithem Kaâbi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kais Mokadem took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bendjedid Harkouk. Bendjedid Harkouk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chaouki Loussayef to strike the kick off in the second half. Bolivar's Bendjedid Harkouk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Bolivar from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ammar Aziza in the 53rd minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Bolivar's Bendjedid Harkouk got control of the ball when Kais Mokadem tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bendjedid Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yassine Mhedhebi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Yassine Mhedhebi in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bolivar's Said Hamruche. Bendjedid Harkouk was a little too slow when Kais Mokadem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 1-3. Bendjedid Harkouk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kais Mokadem in the 66th minute. Jussef Bahari's late challenge caught a Symba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jussef Bahari helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bolivar's Jussef Bahari got a free kick in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kais Mokadem got free with Bendjedid Harkouk in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bendjedid Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaouki Loussayef in the 70th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Kais Mokadem took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Bendjedid Harkouk to make any attempt to save it. 75 minutes into the match, Ammar Aziza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bendjedid Harkouk, 1-5. In the 81st minute Tedj Boudiaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heithem Kaâbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ammar Aziza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bendjedid Harkouk. That made the score 1-6 in the 83 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarak Ayari in the 90th minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Bendjedid Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bendjedid Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kais Mokadem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bendjedid Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarak Ayari, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute, Symba's Radu Rada dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7.