League Play-Off

Pahrump Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ismael Zéroual made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Ismael Zéroual was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pahrump AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave South Bend the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pahrump AFC's Ismael Zéroual got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Pahrump AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Zidane came free, but Amine El-Hadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ahmed Zidane managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Bend's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Zidane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amine El-Hadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Zidane in the 13th minute of play forced Pahrump AFC's goalkeeper Amine El-Hadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chadli Zouba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Zéroual in the 18th minute of play. Amine El-Hadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mimoun Ouid Messaoud in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, South Bend's Chadli Zouba got control of the ball when Toufik Schoonmaker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ahmed Zidane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Amine El-Hadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, South Bend's Noureddine Chaib got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Mimoun Ouid Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Bend's supporters rose to their feet, but Mimoun Ouid Messaoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amine El-Hadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 39 played minutes Pahrump AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jean Abdessalam. In the 42nd minute, Mimoun Ouid Messaoud 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. 44 minutes into the match, South Bend's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Zéroual came free, but Chadli Zouba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in South Bend fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 47 minutes, Pahrump AFC's Tayeb el Ibrahimi 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 Chadli Zouba. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Chadli Zouba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Zéroual, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ismael Zéroual's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chadli Zouba was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Chadli Zouba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Zéroual in the 57th minute of play. When Cheb Kerkar fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pahrump AFC's protests and gave Cheb Kerkar a yellow card for diving instead. Chadli Zouba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toufik Schoonmaker went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 74th minute of the match Abdelnacer Aliche shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chadli Zouba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Jean Abdessalam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pahrump AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave South Bend the free kick. Jean Abdessalam hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Ahmed Zidane who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Amine El-Hadi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 81 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 Ahmed Zidane. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Toufik Schoonmaker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pahrump AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Toufik Schoonmaker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chadli Zouba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Pahrump AFC's Ismael Zéroual in 91 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Chadli Zouba guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Pahrump AFC's Amine El-Hadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mimoun Ouid Messaoud in the 93rd minute of play. Mohamed Cohen kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. In the 98th minute, Tayeb el Ibrahimi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and South Bend's Chadli Zouba didn't even have to move.