U23 League

Allendale Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmed Zenia kicked off to start the match. Chadli Ammour could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Guillaume Laurent Daham made a huge save. Mohammed Benhamou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Brahim Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Allendale AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakim Benchenaa came free, but Brahim Boukensa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Cotuit's Mohammed Benhamou made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brahim Boukensa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the match, Mouloud Metref had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brahim Boukensa. Allendale AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mouloud Metref was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Chadli Ammour took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillaume Laurent Daham. Guillaume Laurent Daham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A collision led to Allendale AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Mohammed Ahmed Chedda hit a great ball. Ahmed El Ouafi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brahim Boukensa. Allendale AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Abderrahmane Bensaoula hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Guillaume Laurent Daham was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Brahim Souakri showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 35 minute of play. Guillaume Laurent Daham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Zenia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brahim Boukensa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammed Benhamou went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohammed Benhamou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohammed Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, Allendale AFC's goalkeeper Brahim Boukensa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakim Benchenaa. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Ammour, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When Brahim Souakri came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Allendale AFC 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 Brahim Souakri couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Cotuit's goal looked a bit too open when Chadli Ammour came free, but Guillaume Laurent Daham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Allendale AFC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Mohammed Ahmed Chedda hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Cotuit's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Zenia came free, but Guillaume Laurent Daham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes Cotuit got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Lemoui. Mouloud Metref received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Brahim Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faouzi Beloufa hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Mohammed Benhamou recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Brahim Boukensa. Mohammed Benhamou showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. After a rather tough play, Allendale AFC's Faouzi Beloufa got a free kick in the 86th minute. Mouloud Metref's late challenge caught a Allendale AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mouloud Metref helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cotuit's Mouloud Metref got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some careless play in the Cotuit defense, Chadli Ammour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guillaume Laurent Daham. The Cotuit fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guillaume Laurent Daham should have stopped the shot. Cotuit's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.