League Play-Off

Camp Nou
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mohamed Hamrouche kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kader Hamruche in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Houari Khelaifia saved Atlanta United from getting behind. Kader Hamruche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Houari Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Houari Khelaifia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdel Karim Sadaoui went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 13 minutes, Kader Hamruche made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Atlanta United's Houari Khelaifia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlanta United's goalkeeper Houari Khelaifia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mansour Meskine struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Houari Khelaifia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Barcalona. 28 minutes into the match, Atlanta United's goal looked a bit too open when Kader Hamruche came free, but Houari Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Kader Hamruche fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Houari Khelaifia, passed just outside the right post. Abdel Karim Sadaoui kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Atlanta United's keeper Houari Khelaifia was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 34 minutes into the game, Ferhat Bitat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlanta United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barcalona the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atlanta United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! 3-0 came through a penalty shot after 35 played minutes, when FC Barcalona:s Lazhar Yacef calmly waited for Atlanta United:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Kader Hamruche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Houari Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdel Karim Sadaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Houari Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kader Hamruche blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Houari Khelaifia having to make a save. Hamza Boulmerka's late challenge caught a FC Barcalona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamza Boulmerka helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Atlanta United's Hamza Boulmerka got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kader Hamruche made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC Barcalona getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Belmadi Bensaoula hit a great ball. Houari Khelaifia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdel Karim Sadaoui in the 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rabah Teissier during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Houari Khelaifia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Karim Sadaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Yahia Cherrad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Barcalona's goalkeeper Khalida Messaoud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kader Hamruche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Houari Khelaifia having to interfere. After 78 minutes of play, FC Barcalona's Abdel Karim Sadaoui made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Houari Khelaifia was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdel Karim Sadaoui in the 85th minute of play forced Atlanta United's goalkeeper Houari Khelaifia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Kader Hamruche made a precise shot to the right of Houari Khelaifia. Atlanta United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 91st minute, Kader Hamruche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Houari Khelaifia was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. The supporters of FC Barcalona booed when Atlanta United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Djaout didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Lazhar Yacef got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlanta United's goalkeeper Houari Khelaifia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.