League

Cottage Grove
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. Edmond Sifi started the match with the kick off. Liamine Achiou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Sifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Chaba Matmour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liamine Achiou having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Smail Matmour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cottage Grove's goalkeeper Liamine Achiou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farès Medjoudj in the 24th minute of play forced Cottage Grove's goalkeeper Liamine Achiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Edmond Sifi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liamine Achiou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Chaba Matmour took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Liamine Achiou. Liamine Achiou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Cottage Grove's Rabah Abbas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Faouzi Gourion. That made the score 1-2 after 34 minutes of play. 41 minutes into the match, Edmond Sifi notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Cottage Grove's Liamine Achiou. Liamine Achiou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmond Sifi in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liamine Achiou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Rabah Abbas made the kick off in the second half. Edmond Sifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Cottage Grove's goal looked a bit too open when Edmond Sifi came free, but Liamine Achiou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute of the match, Edmond Sifi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Liamine Achiou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With his leg Liamine Achiou managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Idylwood's Edmond Sifi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Liamine Achiou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Sifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 63 played minutes Cottage Grove got a freekick which was hit by Abd al-Asis Chebal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmond Sifi in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liamine Achiou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chaba Matmour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaba Matmour could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Liamine Achiou made a huge save. In the 73rd match minute, Cottage Grove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abd al-Asis Chebal to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Abdel Karim Lamine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Noureddine Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liamine Achiou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Idylwood's Edmond Sifi in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cottage Grove's goalie prevented a goal. Liamine Achiou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Sifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the final whistle sounded Idylwood left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cottage Grove.