League Play-Off

Walsall Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Walsall FC's Nacim Gourion started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Afennich Kaci Said scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tami Belhadj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Afennich Kaci Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tami Belhadj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthar Assad in the 10th minute of play. Abdellatif Kerrache made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Nacim Gourion sent off a good shot on target. When Nacim Gourion came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Walsall FC 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 Nacim Gourion couldn't finish the play. Abdellatif Kerrache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adid Touati in the 15th minute. Nacim Gourion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Abdellatif Kerrache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nazim Adjaoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ebley City's Anthar Assad got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdelkader Aïssaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ebley City's zone, Nacim Gourion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdellatif Kerrache came out of the goal and Nacim Gourion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the game, Yazid Madjer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Walsall FC's Adid Touati quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Nacim Gourion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Walsall FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nacim Gourion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdellatif Kerrache breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthar Assad to make the kick off. Walsall FC's Tami Belhadj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthar Assad in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Walsall FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adid Touati to maneuver through the defense. Tami Belhadj made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Afennich Kaci Said sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Walsall FC's Tami Belhadj got control of the ball when Afennich Kaci Said tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Walsall FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adid Touati to maneuver through the defense. Reda Bouzzou kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Tami Belhadj made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afennich Kaci Said in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Walsall FC's Abdelkader Aïssaoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdellatif Kerrache made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Walsall FC's goalkeeper Tami Belhadj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Adid Touati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Ebley City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.