League Play-Off

Ponteland
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Radcliffe AFC's Abou Bakr Hammad 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. Younes Badis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Abou Bakr Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abou Bakr Hammad in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mounir Bridji prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abou Bakr Hammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Bridji having to interfere. Mounir Bridji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramzy Khennane, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Benamar Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Abou Bakr Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mounir Bridji showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramzy Khennane in the 16th minute of the match. Benamar Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Abou Bakr Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benamar Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Abou Bakr Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mounir Bridji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramzy Khennane, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Ponteland FC's Rayan Salah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abou Bakr Ben Arfa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ramzy Khennane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mounir Bridji stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abou Bakr Hammad's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. If Benamar Saâdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Ramzy Khennane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mounir Bridji. Ponteland FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramzy Khennane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Benamar Saâdi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes, Radcliffe AFC's Hichem Bendissari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mounir Bridji came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Radcliffe AFC reached it. Mounir Bridji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramzy Khennane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ponteland FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Radcliffe AFC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rayan Salah made a kick off. In the 56th minute Rayan Salah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abou Bakr Ben Arfa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes, Ponteland FC's Knodi Karim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abou Bakr Ben Arfa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ponteland FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abou Bakr Hammad in the 61st minute of play forced Ponteland FC's goalkeeper Mounir Bridji to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes Ponteland FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Farouk Merniz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Radcliffe AFC's Ghiles Djachem getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramzy Khennane got free with Mounir Bridji in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abou Bakr Hammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Bridji having to interfere. Mounir Bridji made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abou Bakr Hammad in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the Radcliffe AFC defense, Rayan Salah kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abou Bakr Ben Arfa. The Radcliffe AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abou Bakr Ben Arfa should have stopped the shot. Benamar Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Abou Bakr Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Rayan Salah in the 91st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Rayan Salah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radcliffe AFC's Abou Bakr Hammad got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Radcliffe AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.