League Play-Off

Macungie Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rabah Sami Yachir started the match with the kick off. Alain Hindi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Hamdani having to interfere. Macungie AFC's Alain Hindi got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rockledge's Said Hamdani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Rockledge from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Rockledge's zone, Alain Hindi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Said Hamdani came out of the goal and Alain Hindi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Slimane Assad took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Said Hamdani to make any attempt to save it. Rachid Hasni hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Mehdi Dahleb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Sami Yachir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehdi Dahleb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rockledge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Rabah Sami Yachir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mehdi Dahleb prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rabah Sami Yachir struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Mehdi Dahleb didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rockledge. The supporters of Rockledge booed when Macungie AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafik Daham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alain Hindi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Said Hamdani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alain Hindi made a kick off. Rabah Sami Yachir might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehdi Dahleb. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rabah Sami Yachir ran back to his position shaking his head. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Dahleb having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockledge's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Dahleb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th minute, Slimane Assad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Said Hamdani was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Mehdi Dahleb made a huge save. Said Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slimane Assad, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Macungie AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Sami Yachir came free, but Mehdi Dahleb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When Rabah Sami Yachir came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Rockledge 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 Rabah Sami Yachir couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Anther Zahouania hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mehdi Dahleb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Sami Yachir in the 85th minute of the match. Rabah Sami Yachir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Dahleb having to interfere. After some careless play in the Macungie AFC defense, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Ahmed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehdi Dahleb. The Macungie AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehdi Dahleb should have stopped the shot. Said Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slimane Assad, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. During the 95th minute of the match Amar Yahia completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Amar Yahia a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 96th match minute, Rockledge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amar Yahia to maneuver through the defense. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.