League Play-Off

Runcorn
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ammar Badis started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Salah Zemirline hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the match, Sofiane Sandjak notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Runcorn's Adam Mzali. Adam Mzali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 13 minutes into the game, Sofiane Sandjak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Adam Mzali was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 20 minutes into the match, Skegby's Bilal Khendu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adam Mzali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sofiane Sandjak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, one of Runcorn:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Skegby a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nouredine Morceli, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Runcorn's Adam Mzali. 0-3. In the 30thth minute of the game Ammar Badis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skegby's Zaïm Barbarossa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sofiane Sandjak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Adam Mzali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ammar Badis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zaïm Barbarossa having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Fodil Tobbal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Bilal Khendu notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Runcorn's Adam Mzali. Adam Mzali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute Bilal Khendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Mzali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skegby's goalkeeper Zaïm Barbarossa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sofiane Sandjak made a kick off. Skegby's Bilal Khendu got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Fodil Hanister fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Runcorn's protests and gave Fodil Hanister a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Runcorn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fodil Hanister to maneuver through the defense. Sofiane Sandjak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bilal Khendu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Mzali read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Runcorn's goalkeeper Adam Mzali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bilal Khendu. Skegby's Sofiane Sandjak got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Runcorn's goalkeeper Adam Mzali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 68 minutes, Sofiane Sandjak made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Runcorn's Adam Mzali tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Taha Kholt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Runcorn's goalkeeper Adam Mzali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adam Mzali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofiane Sandjak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilal Khendu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 90th playminute. After having played for 95 minutes, Sofiane Sandjak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skegby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sofiane Sandjak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.