Official Cup

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Luís Carmona made the kick off and thus started the match. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Carmona in the 4th minute of play. Nouredine Mimoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Carmona during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bacardi Black Bats's Luís Carmona got a free kick in the 8th minute. Nouredine Mimoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Carmona, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Nouredine Mimoun came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Bacardi Black Bats's Luís Carmona. But to his dismay, Luís Carmona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Luís Carmona got his second yellow card in the match during the 16th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Adab FC booed when Bacardi Black Bats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Carmona didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Bacardi Black Bats's André Amaral got a free kick in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Hamdoud in the 26th minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Hermano Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheb Hamdoud kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hermano Machado. That made the score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Salim Guendouz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hermano Machado. Salim Guendouz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fawzi Larfaoui was the one to do the kick off. Hermano Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Hamdoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Hermano Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawzi Larfaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Cheb Hamdoud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adab FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Cheb Hamdoud came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Adab FC 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 Cheb Hamdoud couldn't finish the play. André Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Nouredine Mimoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Hamdoud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adab FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.