League Play-Off

Longridge
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mounir Tayebi got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Longridge City booed when Bayton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amdegh Brahimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 3 minutes into the match, Longridge City's Rahim Abdelmoumene broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Mounir Tayebi might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilan Fergani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mounir Tayebi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ilan Fergani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilassen Boubekeur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Longridge City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abou Bakr Mammech to maneuver through the defense. Ilan Fergani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mounir Tayebi went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Bayton City booed when Longridge City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Othmane Mhenni didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ilassen Boubekeur came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Bayton City 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 Ilassen Boubekeur couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Salih Kherroum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Benaouf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Longridge City's Belaid El Maleh got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Ilassen Boubekeur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bayton City's goalkeeper Daniel Benaouf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Longridge City! Bayton City were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Longridge City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anther Banou Attyya took the corner. The corner led Bayton City's Anther Banou Attyya to fire away a dangerous shot which Ilan Fergani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Longridge City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bayton City were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zineddine Boniche made a kick off. Mounir Tayebi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilan Fergani having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yannis Ben Arfa in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilan Fergani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 62 minutes, Ilan Benflis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longridge City and the Bayton City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Longridge City got a freekick which was hit by Ilan Benflis. Mounir Tayebi struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ilan Fergani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bayton City. Anther Banou Attyya took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ilan Fergani. Longridge City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ilan Fergani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannis Ben Arfa in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Longridge City's Zineddine Boniche sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Benaouf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 79 played minutes Longridge City got a freekick which was hit by Belaid El Maleh. In the 81st minute, Zineddine Boniche got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 84thth minute of the game Zineddine Boniche who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bayton City's Daniel Benaouf was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th match minute, Bayton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yannis Ben Arfa to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bayton City booed when Longridge City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelmoumène Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bayton City's Daniel Benaouf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zineddine Boniche in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mounir Tayebi in the 97th minute of play forced Longridge City's goalkeeper Ilan Fergani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.