League Play-Off

Ashtead
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Taha kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Ashtead defense, Mourad Athbedj kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adil Saïd. The Ashtead fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adil Saïd should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Mourad Athbedj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rainhill's supporters rose to their feet, but Mourad Athbedj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adil Saïd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 10 minutes, Mourad Athbedj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rainhill's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Athbedj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ramzy Hamrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Adil Saïd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Taha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adil Saïd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramzy Hamrouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Stéphane Bouchemla sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Kassel Hadfi threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Stéphane Bouchemla this time. Adil Saïd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramzy Hamrouche, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Adil Saïd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mourad Athbedj in the 29th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Ashtead got a freekick which was hit by Hassen Messayeb. Ashtead's Adil Saïd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Athbedj in the 30th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Abdel Kadri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rainhill's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ashtead the free kick. Azzouz Benikhlef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kassel Hadfi having to interfere. Djallal Fergani hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The Ashtead players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rainhill were winning 0-1.

Azzouz Benikhlef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kassel Hadfi having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Azzouz Benikhlef managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashtead's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azzouz Benikhlef was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 63rd play minutes Azzouz Benikhlef shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Kassel Hadfi and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 68thth minute of the game Mourad Athbedj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ashtead's Adil Saïd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Mourad Athbedj 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. A collision led to Ashtead getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ali Taha hit a great ball. In the 74thth minute of the game Mourad Athbedj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ashtead's Adil Saïd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bilal Chaouchi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Taha in the 78th minute of play forced Rainhill's goalkeeper Kassel Hadfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ashtead's Abdessatar Bendjedid got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Mourad Athbedj got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 89th minute, Ali Taha 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 91st minute, Ali Taha made a precise shot to the right of Kassel Hadfi. Rainhill's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Adil Saïd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mourad Athbedj in the 96th minute of play. Ashtead's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.