League Play-Off

Anford
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Belloumi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manchester United's Tayeb Bouzid shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Farès Harkouk but with some difficulty. If Mouloud Bencherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Belloumi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Farès Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farès Harkouk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mouloud Bencherif in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Manchester United's Karim Belloumi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Farès Harkouk. Farès Harkouk yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 13 played minutes South Roxana FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Rimitti. Yazid Gourion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Zitouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. With a little luck, South Roxana FC's Farès Harkouk got control of the ball when Mouloud Bencherif tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fawzi Benchenaa kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Mouloud Bencherif 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. Abdelmalek Zitouni charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelmalek Zitouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to South Roxana FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Abdelmalek Zitouni hit a great ball. Karim Belloumi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Harkouk having to interfere. Yazid Gourion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fawzi Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Fawzi Benchenaa charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fawzi Benchenaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manchester United booed when South Roxana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawzi Benchenaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karim Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Manchester United's Karim Belloumi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farès Harkouk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, South Roxana FC's Farès Harkouk got control of the ball when Mouloud Bencherif tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Farès Harkouk came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Manchester United's Noureddine Hadjadj. But to his dismay, Noureddine Hadjadj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Yazid Gourion didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fawzi Benchenaa went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute Karim Belloumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farès Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mouloud Bencherif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Harkouk having to interfere. Nassim Ahmed took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Farès Harkouk. Farès Harkouk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 70 minutes into the match, South Roxana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nassim Ahmed came free, but Farès Harkouk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mouloud Bencherif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Farès Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Belloumi in the 81st minute of play forced South Roxana FC's goalkeeper Farès Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farès Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Belloumi in the 83rd minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, Manchester United's Noureddine Hadjadj made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farès Harkouk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mouloud Bencherif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Harkouk having to interfere. Karim Belloumi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Harkouk having to interfere. After a rather tough play, South Roxana FC's Abdelmalek Zitouni got a free kick in the 94th minute.