League

Des Peres Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Madjid Benida kicked off to start the match. Abdelhamid Deghmani hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. nydal fc's Abdelhamid Deghmani managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jens-Ove Eliasson in the 4 minute of the game. A collision led to nydal fc getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Toufik Hamdoud hit a great ball. After having played for 12 minutes, Toufik Hamdoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. nydal fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toufik Hamdoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Madjid Benida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. nydal fc's attentive Ismaïl Ben Bella managed to snatch the ball when Noureddine Cohen made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 26th minute, Abdelhamid Deghmani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. nydal fc's attentive Ismaïl Ben Bella managed to snatch the ball when Noureddine Cohen made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. Cheb Meniri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhamid Deghmani in the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Abdelhamid Deghmani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The nydal fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Madjid Benida could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Cheb Meniri made a huge save. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jens-Ove Eliasson to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Toufik Hamdoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. nydal fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Toufik Hamdoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheb Meniri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. nydal fc's Madjid Benida got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 61 played minutes nydal fc got a freekick which was hit by Tedj Achiou. The supporters of nydal fc booed when Merrionette was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Toufik Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Daham hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. nydal fc were victorious despite being under pressure from Merrionette for much of the match.