League Play-Off

Rothley
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sahrane Akvayli started the match with the kick off. Mohamed Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Hanin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salim Soltani in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Zitouni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lounès Firoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Haworth booed when Rothley FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Benaouf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cheb Hanin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salim Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Zitouni having to interfere. Larbi Benida charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Larbi Benida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rothley FC's Zaki Fekhardji got a free kick in the 29th minute. Mohamed Zitouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salim Soltani in the 31st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Sahrane Akvayli fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Mohamed Zitouni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salim Soltani went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Salim Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Zitouni having to interfere. The Rothley FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Haworth were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Salim Soltani to strike the kick off in the second half. Lounès Firoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Ramdane having to interfere. A collision led to Rothley FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Sahrane Akvayli hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheb Hanin got free with Mohamed Zitouni in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rachid Benaouf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sahrane Akvayli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rothley FC's Sahrane Akvayli got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khalil Djazouli kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Zaki Fekhardji, 93 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Rothley FC's Sahrane Akvayli got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Rothley FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Haworth's performance. The match ended with a win for Haworth.