2012 Algerian Cup final

2012 Algerian Cup Final
	Stade du 5 Juillet hosted the match
Event	2011–12 Algerian Cup
Date	May 1, 2012
Venue	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee	Mokhtar Amalou
Attendance	55,000
Weather	Sunny
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The 2012 Algerian Cup Final was final of the 48th edition of the Algerian Cup. The game was held on May 1, 2012, at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers between CR Belouizdad and ES Sétif.^[1]

ES Sétif won the game 2–1 in extra-time with a goal from Mokhtar Benmoussa in the 96th minute.^[2]

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and CAF president Issa Hayatou were both there in attendance.^[3]

Background edit

Prior to the 2012 final, ES Sétif had reached the final of the Algerian Cup seven times, winning all seven. The last time they reached the final was in 2010, where they beat CA Batna 3–0. On the other hand, CR Belouizdad had reached the final of the Algerian Cup eight times, winning six of them. The last time they reached the final was in 2009, where they beat CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 2–1 in the penalty shoot-out. Despite reaching the final a combined 15 times prior to the 2012 edition, the two teams had never met previously in the final.

During the season, the two teams met twice prior to the Algerian Cup final, with each team winning one game. In the first game, ES Sétif won 3–1 in Algiers. In the second match, CR Belouizdad beat ES Sétif 2–0 in Sétif.

Match details edit

May 1, 2012

CR Belouizdad	1–2	ES Sétif
Ammour 82'	Report (in French)	Hachoud 22' Benmoussa 96'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Mokhtar Amalou



GK	1	Mohamed Ousserir
RB	4	Abdelkrim Mameri (c)
LB	24	Khalil Boukedjane
CB	2	Fayçal Abdat	109'
CB	20	Amine Aksas
CM	6	Ahmed Mekehout	21'
CM	14	Billel Naïli	6'	64'
CM	10	Mohamed El Amine Aouad		78'
LM	28	Amar Ammour
CF	18	Aboubaker Rebih
CF	9	Islam Slimani
Substitutes:
MF	8	Mohamed Billel Benaldjia		78'
FW	12	Mohamed Smain Kherbache		64'
Manager:
Djamel Menad



GK	1	Mohamed Benhamou	78'
RB	27	Abderahmane Hachoud	103'
CB	20	Mokhtar Megueni		54'
CB	6	Farouk Belkaid
LB	3	Riad Benchadi
RM	14	Amir Karaoui	16'
CM	15	Mohamed El Amine Tiouli		90'
CM	8	Mourad Delhoum (c)
CM	11	Mokhtar Benmoussa	96'
LM	10	Abdelmoumene Djabou
CF	13	Mohamed Amine Aoudia		72'
Substitutes:
CB	29	Adel Lakhdari		54'
MF	23	Rachid Nadji		90'
MF	36	Akram Djahnit		72'
Manager:
Alain Geiger

MATCH OFFICIALS ^[4]

Assistant referees:
- Bouabdallah Omari
- Choukri Bechirène
Fourth official:
- Boubekeur Zouaoui

References edit

^ "Coupe d'Algérie : 40 000 billets mis en vente" (in French). DZFoot. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^ Toufik O. (May 1, 2012). "Coupe d'Algérie : L'ES Sétif s'impose après prolongation" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
^ "Joseph Blatter assistera à la finale de la Coupe d'Algérie". Liberté (in French). April 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^ "Amalou dirigera ESS-CRB". Liberté. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[1] "Coupe d'Algérie : 40 000 billets mis en vente" (in French). DZFoot. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[2] Toufik O. (May 1, 2012). "Coupe d'Algérie : L'ES Sétif s'impose après prolongation" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

[3] "Joseph Blatter assistera à la finale de la Coupe d'Algérie". Liberté (in French). April 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[4] "Amalou dirigera ESS-CRB". Liberté. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

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