Official Cup

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Salmiyah Power's Boughera Benmabrouk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th match minute, Salmiyah Power was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouara Medjani to maneuver through the defense. After 5 minutes, Nouara Medjani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salmiyah Power and the ZHEJIANG FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Nouara Medjani hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, ZHEJIANG FC's 黄远弘 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fathi Abbas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kamel Horr's late challenge caught a ZHEJIANG FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kamel Horr helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Kamel Horr hit a great ball. In the 8th minute of the match 黄远弘 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fathi Abbas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelhamid Menguellet in the 10th minute of play forced ZHEJIANG FC's goalkeeper 毛常铮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fathi Abbas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 朱桑旭 in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when 朱桑旭 came free, but Fathi Abbas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 黄远弘 kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when 朱海希 came free, but Fathi Abbas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, ZHEJIANG FC's 尤扬凌 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fathi Abbas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute, Salmiyah Power's Boughera Benmabrouk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a rather tough play, ZHEJIANG FC's 王弘冰 got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that 朱海希's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fathi Abbas was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 朱海希 was the one to do the kick off. Madjid Arrache tried in the game's 51st match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Fathi Abbas. An annoying self made goal, 1-2. 朱海希 might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fathi Abbas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 朱海希 ran back to his position shaking his head. Fathi Abbas made an important save on a dangerous shot by 朱海希 in the 54th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boughera Zeghdoud during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Boughera Zeghdoud hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ZHEJIANG FC's zone, Boughera Zeghdoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 毛常铮 came out of the goal and Boughera Zeghdoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salmiyah Power's Fathi Abbas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 朱桑旭 in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kamel Horr hit a great ball. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Halim Djamel replaced Abdelhamid Menguellet. Kamel Horr hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Fathi Abbas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Salmiyah Power booed when ZHEJIANG FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庞然风 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute of the match Boughera Zeghdoud shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 毛常铮 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Boughera Zeghdoud hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Halim Djamel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 毛常铮. ZHEJIANG FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Halim Djamel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Fathi Abbas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 尤扬凌, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 89 in the game by 朱海希 from a close distance when the talented Fathi Abbas managed to make a qualified save. Salmiyah Power's players were relieved. 秦珂政 kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Boudjemaa Haddou shot a long shot in the 95th minute and a light blocked 毛常铮 hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 3-2. Salmiyah Power were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ZHEJIANG FC for a fine match.