League Play-Off

Adelphi Park
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. Abdelhamid Ahmed started the match with the kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Abdelhamid Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelhamid Ahmed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kamel Bouziane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Krim Piaf fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niles's protests and gave Krim Piaf a yellow card for diving instead. Krim Piaf kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Fadel Meskine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cherif Saci in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maamar Ben Khalidi during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Adelphi AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Maamar Ben Khalidi hit a great ball. When Niles's Cherif Saci in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Adelphi AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When Maamar Ben Khalidi came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Adelphi AFC 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 Maamar Ben Khalidi couldn't finish the play. Niles's Abderrachid Badis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Niles from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the match, Niles's goalkeeper Abderrachid Badis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kamel Bouziane. The crowd rose to their feet as Adelphi AFC's Bouzid Diafat slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abderrachid Badis. That made the score 2-0 after 47 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bouzid Diafat made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cherif Saci got free with Fadel Meskine in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Adelphi AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hamid Labi hit a great ball. Cherif Sacis short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Fadel Meskine to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 57 minutes into the game, Kamel Bouziane cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Abderrachid Badis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abdelhamid Ahmed struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Fadel Meskine didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Niles. Fadel Meskine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelhamid Ahmed in the 82nd minute of play. Abdelhamid Ahmed's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fadel Meskine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Adelphi AFC's Fadel Meskine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Adelphi AFC from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Bouzid Diafat sped through Niles's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abderrachid Badis. In the 97th minute, Bouzid Diafat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adelphi AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Niles players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Adelphi AFC.