Friendly League

Columbus Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amar Malek started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Joachim Vigoureux was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Peltre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Avish FC the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Joachim Vigoureux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Amar Malek 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. If Salim Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salim Rios struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Fodil Boulahfane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peltre. After a defensive mix-up in Avish FC's zone, Salim Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodil Boulahfane came out of the goal and Salim Rios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute of the match Abderrachid Cherrad sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pacôme Marmin skillfully saved the ball. When Salim Rios came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Peltre 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 Salim Rios couldn't finish the play. Salim Rios struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Fodil Boulahfane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peltre. In the 26thth minute of the game Norbert Pennequin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Avish FC's Fodil Boulahfane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Avish FC's Fodil Boulahfane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Pennequin in the 27th minute of play. Yacine Bentifour struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Pacôme Marmin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Avish FC. Fodil Boulahfane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salim Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Avish FC's goalkeeper Fodil Boulahfane, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Avish FC defense, Norbert Pennequin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fodil Boulahfane. The Avish FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fodil Boulahfane should have stopped the shot. Salim Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fodil Boulahfane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norbert Pennequin made a kick off. Fodil Boulahfane was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Norbert Pennequin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Norbert Pennequin really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Amar Malek scored 1-4 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pacôme Marmin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Avish FC booed when Peltre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Pecquet didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Salim Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fodil Boulahfane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norbert Pennequin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Norbert Pennequin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodil Boulahfane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yazid Zafour kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When Norbert Pennequin came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Peltre 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 Norbert Pennequin couldn't finish the play. Avish FC's Fodil Boulahfane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Avish FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Avish FC's Yacine Malek got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute Norbert Pennequin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodil Boulahfane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Avish FC's zone, Norbert Pennequin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodil Boulahfane came out of the goal and Norbert Pennequin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Yacine Bentifour who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peltre's Pacôme Marmin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rachid Dahleb hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Peltre's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.