League Play-Off

Soho Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lotfi Kosbi got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th minute, Mahmoud Oulhaci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Keswick getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Semah Chaffaï hit a great ball. After having played for 14 minutes, Lotfi Kosbi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soho AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lotfi Kosbi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Naïm Allam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nouara Abdelmoumene. Keswick's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Naïm Allam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 20th match minute, Keswick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Oulhaci to maneuver through the defense. Bachir Morceli scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fateh Kensi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, Keswick's goal looked a bit too open when Lotfi Kosbi came free, but Nouara Abdelmoumene reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Lotfi Kosbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouara Abdelmoumene saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Lotfi Kosbi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Soho AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lotfi Kosbi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nouara Abdelmoumene breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naïm Allam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Nouara Abdelmoumene made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bachir Morceli to make the kick off. If Bachir Morceli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fateh Kensi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bachir Morceli, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lammouri El Ouafi hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Fateh Kensi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bachir Morceli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nouara Abdelmoumene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lotfi Kosbi in the 67th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Keswick's goal looked a bit too open when Naïm Allam came free, but Nouara Abdelmoumene reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Keswick's goal looked a bit too open when Lotfi Kosbi came free, but Nouara Abdelmoumene reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nouara Abdelmoumene didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Naïm Allam went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Naïm Allam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nouara Abdelmoumene having to make a save. Lotfi Kosbi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nouara Abdelmoumene read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Lotfi Kosbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Nouara Abdelmoumene tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bachir Morceli in the 94th minute of play forced Soho AFC's goalkeeper Fateh Kensi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Soho AFC had won after a very even match.