League Play-Off

Crawley
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Afdal El Ouafi started the match with the kick off. Afdal El Ouafi struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Athmane Rahouli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raed Chabab Kouba. After 5 minutes, Mohamed Nasri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ilford United and the Raed Chabab Kouba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Afdal El Ouafi took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Athmane Rahouli. Athmane Rahouli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Jabar Menia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Assad Nekkar in the 10th minute of the match. Abdeldjalil Hadjadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Athmane Rahouli having to interfere. Athmane Rahouli didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 23rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 29thth minute of the game Afdal El Ouafi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ilford United's Athmane Rahouli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th match minute, Ilford United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Nasri to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Abdeldjalil Hadjadj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Athmane Rahouli. Ilford United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdeldjalil Hadjadj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Abdeldjalil Hadjadj got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. During the 36th minute of the match Mohamed Nasri completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mohamed Nasri a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. If Abdeldjalil Hadjadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Athmane Rahouli made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Abdeldjalil Hadjadj sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Yannis Mohamed made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ilford United's zone, Abdeldjalil Hadjadj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Athmane Rahouli came out of the goal and Abdeldjalil Hadjadj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdeldjalil Hadjadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Athmane Rahouli having to interfere. When Raed Chabab Kouba's Afdal El Ouafi in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ilford United's goalie prevented a goal. Yannis Mohamed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jabar Menia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sofiane Seghiri's late challenge caught a Ilford United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sofiane Seghiri helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes Raed Chabab Kouba got a freekick which was hit by Sofiane Seghiri. The supporters of Ilford United booed when Raed Chabab Kouba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelaziz Benida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afdal El Ouafi scored 4-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Athmane Rahouli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ilford United's Yannis Mohamed got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ilford United defense, Afdal El Ouafi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Athmane Rahouli. The Ilford United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Athmane Rahouli should have stopped the shot. Afdal El Ouafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofiane Seghiri in the 79th minute of play forced Ilford United's goalkeeper Athmane Rahouli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Abdeldjalil Hadjadj came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Raed Chabab Kouba 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 Abdeldjalil Hadjadj couldn't finish the play. Athmane Rahouli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afdal El Ouafi in the 89th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afdal El Ouafi in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Athmane Rahouli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the game, Raed Chabab Kouba's Afdal El Ouafi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Athmane Rahouli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. When the referee ended the match the Raed Chabab Kouba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.