League Play-Off

Pahrump Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ismael Zéroual got the match started through his kick off. Ismael Zéroual kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. When Kamel Mazzid fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lehighton's protests and gave Kamel Mazzid a yellow card for diving instead. Rafik Zoheir Apap was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tayeb el Ibrahimi. After a defensive mix-up in Lehighton's zone, Ismael Zéroual stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Zoheir Apap came out of the goal and Ismael Zéroual tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Badis in the 14th minute of play forced Pahrump AFC's goalkeeper Amine El-Hadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toufik Schoonmaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Zoheir Apap having to interfere. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ismael Zéroual sped through Lehighton's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafik Zoheir Apap. After a defensive mix-up in Lehighton's zone, Toufik Schoonmaker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Zoheir Apap came out of the goal and Toufik Schoonmaker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafik Zoheir Apap was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Ismael Zéroual capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ismael Zéroual really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Toufik Schoonmaker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Rafik Zoheir Apap tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hocine Badis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine El-Hadi having to interfere. A collision led to Pahrump AFC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jean Abdessalam hit a great ball. Toufik Schoonmaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Zoheir Apap having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hocine Badis to make the kick off. Pahrump AFC's Ismael Zéroual got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Pahrump AFC's goalkeeper Amine El-Hadi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krim Ben Khalidi. Rafik Zoheir Apap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Zéroual, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahieddine Djamel kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Hocine Badis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Lehighton's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Zéroual came free, but Rafik Zoheir Apap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Toufik Schoonmaker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Zoheir Apap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lehighton booed when Pahrump AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Abdessalam didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Toufik Schoonmaker 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. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lehighton's goalkeeper Rafik Zoheir Apap, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tayeb el Ibrahimi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 94th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a little luck, Pahrump AFC's Amine El-Hadi got control of the ball when Hocine Badis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pahrump AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.