League Play-Off

Ashtead Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Azzouz Hamyane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8thth minute of the game Azzouz Hamyane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ashtead's Jussef Kermali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Otman Ayachi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute Azzouz Hamyane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jussef Kermali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otman Ayachi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Kermali having to interfere. If Otman Ayachi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Azzouz Hamyane made a precise shot to the right of Jussef Kermali. Ashtead's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Stanway United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ashtead:s goal. When the match had been going on for 35 minutes, Ashtead's Nadir Sabati got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Saber Arouani. Stanway United's Saber Arouani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Arouani in the 40th minute of play. Otman Ayachi struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Jussef Kermali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stanway United. Ashtead's Jussef Kermali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otman Ayachi in the 44th minute of play. Ajdir Zakaria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saber Arouani having to interfere. The Ashtead players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stanway United were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rabah Arouani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Stanway United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meziane Hamruche to maneuver through the defense. When Azzouz Hamyane came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Stanway United 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 Azzouz Hamyane couldn't finish the play. Afennich Bezzaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Otman Ayachi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jussef Kermali. Ashtead's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Otman Ayachi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The Stanway United fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Stanway United's Otman Ayachi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stanway United's Saber Arouani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Arouani in the 74th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Azzouz Hamyane in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jussef Kermali saved Ashtead from getting behind. Ashtead's Jussef Kermali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azzouz Hamyane in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ashtead's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ghumer Sahraoui was slow to take the kick. During this time Stanway United's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ghumer Sahraoui got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jussef Kermali quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute Rabah Arouani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saber Arouani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ajdir Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saber Arouani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Arouani in the 94th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Azzouz Hamyane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stanway United's supporters rose to their feet, but Azzouz Hamyane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jussef Kermali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Ashtead supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stanway United's performance. The match ended with a win for Stanway United.