League Play-Off

Bredon Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Balwa Bahari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bredon AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Houghton Regis the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Bredon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Balwa Bahari to maneuver through the defense. Yacine Cohen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amzar Benzaghou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wellen Zeghbouche in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Rabah Taâllah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amzar Benzaghou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Yacine Cohen sped through Bredon AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nadir Ghozali. 31 minutes into the match, Bredon AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hameur Belloumi came free, but Nadir Ghozali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bredon AFC's Nadir Ghozali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Cohen in the 32nd minute of play. Nadir Ghozali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Cohen in the 35th minute of the match. Zakaria Sami kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Rabah Taâllah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amzar Benzaghou having to interfere. Nadir Ghozali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Cohen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Houghton Regis were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rabah Taâllah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hameur Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadir Ghozali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yacine Cohen's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yacine Cohen in the 58th minute of play forced Bredon AFC's goalkeeper Nadir Ghozali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Zakaria Sami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalil Boutella in the 61st minute of play forced Houghton Regis's goalkeeper Amzar Benzaghou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rabah Taâllah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Amzar Benzaghou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Wellen Zeghbouche came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Bredon AFC 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 Wellen Zeghbouche couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the match, Bredon AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yacine Cohen came free, but Nadir Ghozali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hameur Belloumi came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Houghton Regis 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 Hameur Belloumi couldn't finish the play. Bredon AFC's Nadir Ghozali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Cohen in the 80th minute of play. Balwa Bahari kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 87 minutes, Khalil Boutella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bredon AFC and the Houghton Regis players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, one of Bredon AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bredon AFC. In the 89th minute there was a penalty for Houghton Regis. Zakaria Sami stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nadir Ghozali. 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adal Allahoum during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bredon AFC's Adal Allahoum got a free kick in the 97th minute. The Bredon AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Houghton Regis were clearly better and deserved to take the win.