League

LEYENDAS STADIUM
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) LEYENDAS FC's Albert Apap 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. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Dawid Kochowski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Khalida Yacine. In the 10th minute, Doctor Quinn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalida Yacine was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 12 played minutes LEYENDAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Albert Apap. Guillaume Laurent Amara's late challenge caught a Salmiyah Power's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillaume Laurent Amara helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Salmiyah Power booed when LEYENDAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Laurent Amara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Dawid Kochowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalida Yacine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salmiyah Power were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after LEYENDAS FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karim Bahari took the corner. In the 19th minute Doctor Quinn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalida Yacine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Salmiyah Power's Dawid Kochowski made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalida Yacine was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kacper Koperski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalida Yacine having to interfere. After 25 played minutes LEYENDAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Mouloud Yacine. Guillaume Laurent Amara kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Khalida Yacine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Bedes in the 40th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Dawid Kochowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salmiyah Power fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doctor Quinn to make the kick off. LEYENDAS FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Kacper Koperski scored to the left of an out of position Khalida Yacine, making the score, 0-8. In the 61st match minute, LEYENDAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmond Aït Salem to maneuver through the defense. Karim Bahari's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khalida Yacine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. LEYENDAS FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Doctor Quinn scored to the left of an out of position Khalida Yacine, making the score, 0-10. Salmiyah Power's Mamaar Fergani was substituted for Dawid Kochowski. Salmiyah Power's Rabah Azem was substituted for Brahim Kerkar. In the 73rd match minute, LEYENDAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmond Aït Salem to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind LEYENDAS FC's goalkeeper Khalida Yacine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Khalida Yacine made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Mamaar Fergani sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doctor Quinn in the 78th minute of play forced LEYENDAS FC's goalkeeper Khalida Yacine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Mamaar Fergani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalida Yacine. Mamaar Fergani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. Khalida Yacine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doctor Quinn, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The Salmiyah Power fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Salmiyah Power's Mamaar Fergani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-12 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 96th minute, Doctor Quinn reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Khalida Yacine. The goal made the score 0-14. When the final whistle sounded Salmiyah Power left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than LEYENDAS FC.