League Play-Off

Clowne Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bahi Fergani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 13 minutes into the match, Liphook United's goalkeeper Farid Madjer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelaziz Rezzag. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clowne's goalkeeper Madjer Yahlali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adil Boutabout hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Bahi Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madjer Yahlali having to interfere. If Bahi Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bahi Fergani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelaziz Rezzag sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 45 minutes in the game, Abdelaziz Rezzag fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Farid Madjer having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mustapha Aouni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Abdelaziz Rezzag came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Clowne 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 Abdelaziz Rezzag couldn't finish the play. Liphook United's Bahi Fergani got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yazid Karim kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tijani Kraouche got free with Madjer Yahlali in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Farid Madjer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelaziz Rezzag went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute, Abdelaziz Rezzag 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 a defensive mix-up in Liphook United's zone, Mustapha Aouni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Farid Madjer came out of the goal and Mustapha Aouni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Clowne's Madjer Yahlali got control of the ball when Tijani Kraouche tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Bahi Fergani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Madjer Yahlali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bahi Fergani struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Madjer Yahlali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Liphook United. Clowne's Mustapha Aouni got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Clowne's Madjer Yahlali got control of the ball when Tijani Kraouche tried to sneak it across the goal line. Liphook United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.