League Play-Off

Grays
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, 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. Samir Bessou started the match with the kick off. Mabrouk Zaghrani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Kerrache in the 3rd minute of play. Samir Bessou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ouali Madani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Bessou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ouali Madani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mabrouk Zaghrani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Kerrache in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Habib Kerrache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Houari Benikhlef could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Mabrouk Zaghrani made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Houari Benikhlef got free with Mabrouk Zaghrani in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Harwich's Nacer Benmabrouk got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Houari Benikhlef 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. Samir Bessou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ouali Madani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Habib Kerrache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mabrouk Zaghrani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mabrouk Zaghrani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Habib Kerrache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mabrouk Zaghrani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Kerrache in the 32nd minute of the match. Mabrouk Zaghrani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Houari Benikhlef went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Habib Kerrache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mabrouk Zaghrani having to interfere. Mabrouk Zaghrani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Kerrache in the 40th minute of the match. Mekki Zahouania took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ouali Madani. Grays City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Houari Benikhlef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Habib Kerrache made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Houari Benikhlef 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habib Kerrache in the 59th minute of play forced Harwich's goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaghrani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Badr Sadmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nacer Benmabrouk kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Grays City's Rayan Ahmed in action when he in the 67th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 68th minute, Hamid Metref hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Habib Kerrache in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mabrouk Zaghrani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hamid Metref sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Badr Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ouali Madani having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aissa Dib during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aissa Dib hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Harwich's Mekki Zahouania tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelaziz Zouaoui during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Abdelaziz Zouaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Habib Kerrache came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Grays City 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 Habib Kerrache couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Grays City's goalkeeper Ouali Madani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haggi Chedda. In the 89th match minute, Harwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samir Bessou to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Harwich defense, Ramzi Djeziri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mabrouk Zaghrani. The Harwich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mabrouk Zaghrani should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Grays City had won after a very even match.