League Play-Off

Milton Keynes Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Holland-on-Sea AFC's Abdessatar Mammech 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. When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Milton Keynes's Rami Soltani 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 Bassim Sennaoui. The audience thought a goal was coming when Malik Belkheir got free with Bassim Sennaoui in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Nordine Belhadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Holland-on-Sea AFC's Bassim Sennaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazhar Bendjedid in the 15th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Nordine Belhadj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milton Keynes's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Belhadj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bassim Sennaoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the game, Moncef Halimi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holland-on-Sea AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Milton Keynes the free kick. The supporters of Milton Keynes booed when Holland-on-Sea AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moncef Halimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilassen Abdenouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Zenia having to interfere. If Malik Belkheir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nordine Belhadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Holland-on-Sea AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lazhar Bendjedid came free, but Bassim Sennaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nordine Belhadj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lazhar Bendjedid to make the kick off. Malik Belkheir charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Malik Belkheir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Malik Belkheir kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Bassim Sennaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazhar Bendjedid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilassen Abdenouz struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Khaled Zenia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Holland-on-Sea AFC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Larbi Chaib during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Larbi Chaib kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Noureddine Damardji managed to get in a good position for a shot. Holland-on-Sea AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Noureddine Damardji was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khaled Zenia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 65 minutes, Ilassen Abdenouz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holland-on-Sea AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ilassen Abdenouz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nordine Belhadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Nordine Belhadj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milton Keynes's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Belhadj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bassim Sennaoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Noureddine Damardji kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Lazhar Bendjedid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bassim Sennaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, one of Holland-on-Sea AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Milton Keynes a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rami Soltani, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Holland-on-Sea AFC's Bassim Sennaoui. 2-0. Moncef Halimi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Ilassen Abdenouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Khaled Zenia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bassim Sennaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nordine Belhadj in the 96th minute of the match.