League

Belleair Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean-Baptiste Azem started the match with the kick off. When Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belleair AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belleair AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Jean-Baptiste Azem scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rachid Oussalah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fodil Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Oussalah having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Belleair AFC got a freekick which was hit by Noureddine Zarabi. Rachid Oussalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 34th minute of play. Fodil Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Oussalah having to interfere. Rachid Oussalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Abbas in the 41st minute of play. Souad Merbah hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 42 minutes of play, Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rachid Oussalah was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rachid Oussalah saved Belleair AFC from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmed Abdenouz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rachid Oussalah, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Souad Merbah charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Souad Merbah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Souad Merbah kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Rachid Oussalah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jean-Baptiste Azem's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Belleair AFC's Rachid Oussalah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Mezair in the 63rd minute of play. Rachid Oussalah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Mezair, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 77 played minutes Belleair AFC got a freekick which was hit by Souad Merbah. 82 minutes into the game, Noureddine Zarabi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Abd el Hamdani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Noureddine Zarabi hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Belleair AFC's Souad Merbah got a free kick in the 90th minute. Jean-Baptiste Azem's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Rachid Oussalah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rachid Oussalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Abbas in the 92nd minute of the match. Souad Merbah was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd minute, Souad Merbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abu Dhabi United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.