League

Belleair Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ahmed Diafat's late challenge caught a Belleair AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Diafat helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmed Diafat hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Rachid Kourichi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mansour Benmabrouk in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes Cabot AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sofiane Dahleb. Yazid Ramdani might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Kourichi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yazid Ramdani ran back to his position shaking his head. Rachid Kourichi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Abdenouz, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 16th minute, Sofiane Dahleb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmed Abdenouz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rachid Kourichi came out and tried to block the shot, but Ahmed Abdenouz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Belleair AFC's Noureddine Zarabi got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismaïl Merzekane in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rachid Oussalah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 minutes, Mehdi Harkat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cabot AFC and the Belleair AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mehdi Harkat kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Ahmed Diafat came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cabot 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 Ahmed Diafat couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Ismaïl Merzekane made a precise shot to the right of Rachid Oussalah. Belleair AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Rachid Kourichi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Abdenouz in the 39th minute of play. Rachid Kourichi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Abdenouz in the 41st minute of the match. Souad Merbah charged in rather forcefully in the 45th 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. The supporters of Cabot AFC booed when Belleair AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Souad Merbah didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Abdenouz to make the kick off. Noureddine Zarabi struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Rachid Kourichi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belleair AFC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sofiane Dahleb during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes Cabot AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sofiane Dahleb. Noureddine Zarabi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rachid Kourichi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Ramdani in the 62nd minute of play forced Cabot AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Kourichi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Abdenouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Kourichi having to interfere. Rachid Oussalah made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Ismaïl Merzekane sent off a good shot on target. Rachid Kourichi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noureddine Zarabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Ahmed Abdenouz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Kourichi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cabot AFC's Rachid Kourichi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yazid Ramdani in the 71st minute of play. Sofiane Dahleb hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Yazid Ramdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Cabot AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Abdenouz came free, but Rachid Kourichi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cabot AFC's Rachid Kourichi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yazid Ramdani in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Sofiane Dahleb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Oussalah made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Ismaïl Merzekane sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute, Noureddine Zarabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Kourichi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yazid Ramdani in the 89th minute of play. Rachid Kourichi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Souad Merbah in the 91st minute of play. 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.