League

Rancho Cordova
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ismaïl Merzekane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the game, Ahmed Diafat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cabot AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rancho Cordova AFC the free kick. In the 2nd match minute, Cabot AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Diafat to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute of the match Hocine Djebbour shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rachid Kourichi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Cabot AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Hima came free, but Rachid Kourichi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismaïl Merzekane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Belloumi having to interfere. After 16 played minutes Cabot AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ismaïl Merzekane. 18 minutes into the match, Rancho Cordova AFC's Khalida Benida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rachid Kourichi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismaïl Merzekane in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tedj Belloumi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 played minutes Rancho Cordova AFC got a freekick which was hit by Yazid Hima. 26 minutes into the game, Abdelaziz Meniri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cabot AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rancho Cordova AFC the free kick. A collision led to Cabot AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Abdelaziz Meniri hit a great ball. Mohamed Zaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Hocine Djebbour, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tedj Belloumi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismaïl Merzekane, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the Rancho Cordova AFC defense, Noureddine Daham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tedj Belloumi. The Rancho Cordova AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tedj Belloumi should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Aggoune to make the kick off. Rancho Cordova AFC's Ahmed Aggoune got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid Kourichi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Aggoune in the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Rancho Cordova AFC's zone, Ismaïl Merzekane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Belloumi came out of the goal and Ismaïl Merzekane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the match, Cabot AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Hima came free, but Rachid Kourichi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehdi Harkat kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 73 minutes of play, Rancho Cordova AFC's Cheb Belfaa made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rachid Kourichi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th match minute, Rancho Cordova AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Larbi Daham to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Kourichi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalida Benida, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Hima in the 80th minute of play forced Cabot AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Kourichi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismaïl Merzekane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cabot AFC's Rachid Kourichi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheb Belfaa in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Noureddine Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tedj Belloumi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Cabot AFC were awarded a corner. Sofiane Dahleb went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd minute Ismaïl Merzekane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tedj Belloumi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cabot AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rancho Cordova AFC.