League Play-Off

Etna Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Faouzi Mezair made the kick off which started today's match. Faouzi Mezair succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Norton Shores FC's zone, Bouzid Feraoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fateh Bitat came out of the goal and Bouzid Feraoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samir Saïdi-Sief hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Bouzid Feraoun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Etna FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bouzid Feraoun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fateh Bitat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faouzi Mezair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes Norton Shores FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdel Saci. When Nordine Abdenouz fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Etna FC's protests and gave Nordine Abdenouz a yellow card for diving instead. Nordine Abdenouz kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Tayeb Abdenouz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abd al-Asis Bouziane in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Norton Shores FC's Karim Hima got a free kick in the 39th minute. Faouzi Mezair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Fateh Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 41 minutes of play, Etna FC's Bouzid Feraoun made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fateh Bitat was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abd al-Asis Bouziane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Abd al-Asis Bouziane 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. Fateh Bitat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bouzid Feraoun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Etna FC's Faouzi Mezair nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fateh Bitat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Faouzi Mezair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Fateh Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norton Shores FC's Abd al-Asis Bouziane got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Norton Shores FC booed when Etna FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nordine Abdenouz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abd al-Asis Bouziane got free with Tayeb Abdenouz in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Etna FC booed when Norton Shores FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Dahar didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bouzid Feraoun in the 85th minute of play forced Norton Shores FC's goalkeeper Fateh Bitat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bouzid Feraoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Abd al-Asis Bouziane came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Norton Shores FC 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 Abd al-Asis Bouziane couldn't finish the play. If Ahmed Dahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faouzi Mezair in the 96th minute of play forced Norton Shores FC's goalkeeper Fateh Bitat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Etna FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.