League Play-Off

Jacksboro
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. El Abdi started the match with the kick off. Menad Mecherara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from El Abdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dida Abdenouz got free with Ahmed Amsallem in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Jacksboro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ismaël Amara came free, but Menad Mecherara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menad Mecherara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismaël Amara in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dida Abdenouz got free with Ahmed Amsallem in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Menad Mecherara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismaël Amara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ismaël Amara sped through Jacksboro AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Menad Mecherara. When the match had been going on for 35 minutes, Jacksboro AFC's Madhi Beloufa got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ahmed Amsallem. In the 39th minute, Cheb Meskine reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ahmed Amsallem. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 43rd minute, Cheb Meskine 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. Cheb Meskine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ahmed Amsallem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Amsallem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Meskine in the 49th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cheb Meskine made a kick off. Ahmed Amsallem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb Meskine in the 53rd minute of play. El Abdi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Menad Mecherara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dida Abdenouz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmed Amsallem was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. El Abdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Menad Mecherara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacksboro AFC's Menad Mecherara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Jacksboro AFC from getting a goal against them. After 71 played minutes Jacksboro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Reda Madouni. With a little luck, Jacksboro AFC's Menad Mecherara got control of the ball when Ismaël Amara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ismaël Amara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Menad Mecherara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. El Abdi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Menad Mecherara having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dida Abdenouz in the 82nd minute of play forced Port Townsend's goalkeeper Ahmed Amsallem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, one of Port Townsend:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 89th minute there was a penalty for Jacksboro AFC. Madhi Beloufa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ahmed Amsallem. 3-2. Ismaël Amara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Menad Mecherara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Port Townsend's goalkeeper Ahmed Amsallem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 98 minutes of play, Jacksboro AFC's Cheb Meskine made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmed Amsallem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jacksboro AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.