League Play-Off

Padstow Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lamine Khendu kicked off to start the match. If Lamine Khendu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 6th minute of the match, Lamine Khendu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Redouane Khelaifia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kamel Kosbi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Redouane Khelaifia made a huge save. Adnane Khennane kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Woodmancote's Redouane Khelaifia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lamine Khendu in the 18th minute of play. Reda Rezkallah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalil Rezkallah, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Lamine Khendu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Padstow's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lamine Khendu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Khalil Rezkallah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamel Kosbi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Redouane Khelaifia skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ramzi Bitat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reda Rezkallah having to interfere. Padstow's Lamine Khendu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 42nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Reda Rezkallah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalil Rezkallah in the 46th minute of the match. Ramzi Bitat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Reda Rezkallah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Khalil Rezkallah to make the kick off. Redouane Khelaifia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamine Khendu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lamine Khendu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Redouane Khelaifia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Khendu, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Akar El Ouazzani kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Redouane Khelaifia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamel Kosbi's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. When Lamine Khendu came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Padstow 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 Lamine Khendu couldn't finish the play. During the 72nd minute of the match Akar El Ouazzani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Akar El Ouazzani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Akar El Ouazzani hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Ramzi Bitat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Reda Rezkallah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lamine Khendu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mustapha Fechtali fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Woodmancote's protests and gave Mustapha Fechtali a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Woodmancote getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Mustapha Fechtali hit a great ball. If Ramzi Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Ramzi Bitat 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. After 98 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Padstow! When the match had been going on for 100 minutes, Woodmancote's Mimoun Douadi 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 Reda Rezkallah. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.