League Play-Off

Crowngate
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 4 minutes, Ibrahim Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ross on Wye's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ibrahim Madouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ishak Asma during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute, Ross on Wye's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nouredine Allalou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bazil Makhloufi in the 8th minute of play forced Ross on Wye's goalkeeper Abderraouf Benida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abderraouf Benida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bazil Makhloufi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Ibrahim Madouni hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Ross on Wye's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bazil Makhloufi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Abderraouf Benida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bazil Makhloufi's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Bazil Makhloufi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Abderraouf Benida to make any attempt to save it. Adan Ahmed charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adan Ahmed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Adan Ahmed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nouredine Allalou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abderraouf Benida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Bazil Makhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderraouf Benida having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Abdelmalik Bentifour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hosni Mimoun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ibrahim Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cheb Harkat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salim Tlemcani hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Djamel Merbah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abderraouf Benida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bazil Makhloufi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bazil Makhloufi to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibrahim Madouni got free with Cheb Harkat in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Crowngate United's Amine Rezkallah got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Djamel Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Cheb Harkat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-0 became the score in the 63rd minute when Nouredine Allalou elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Nouredine Allalou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crowngate United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nouredine Allalou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abderraouf Benida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Crowngate United's Nouredine Allalou got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Crowngate United's Nouredine Allalou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abderraouf Benida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Bazil Makhloufi 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. During the 88th minute of the match Amine Rezkallah completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Amine Rezkallah a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Amine Rezkallah hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. During the 95th minute of the match Ishak Asma completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ishak Asma a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Ross on Wye booed when Crowngate United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ishak Asma didn't get a good kick on the ball.