League Play-Off

Dereham
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rachid Lamine Kab took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Rachid Lamine Kab ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lounes Kosbi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Rachid Lamine Kab notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Dereham's Lounes Kosbi. Lounes Kosbi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute, Amattaken Zidane 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. Dereham's Lounes Kosbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mimoun Brahmi in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Dereham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaddour Foughali to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 25 minutes, Rachid Lamine Kab managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cleator Moor AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Lamine Kab was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Cleator Moor AFC booed when Dereham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aissa Abdiche didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Adid Meriem came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Dereham 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 Adid Meriem couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alaeddine Mimoun during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alaeddine Mimoun kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Adid Meriem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Rzighi having to interfere. The referee gave Dereham a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nadir Djenia, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cleator Moor AFC's Adam Rzighi. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adid Meriem to make the kick off. Adam Rzighi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adid Meriem in the 56th minute of play. Karim Arouani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Adam Rzighi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cleator Moor AFC's Adam Rzighi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adid Meriem in the 60th minute of play. Adid Meriem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Rzighi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Mimoun Brahmi charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mimoun Brahmi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mimoun Brahmi kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Cleator Moor AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Adid Meriem came free, but Adam Rzighi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Rzighi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adid Meriem in the 69th minute of play. Lounes Kosbi made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Amattaken Zidane sent off a good shot on target. Amattaken Zidane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lounes Kosbi having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Rachid Lamine Kab fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Adid Meriem charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adid Meriem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, Dereham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adid Meriem to maneuver through the defense. Cleator Moor AFC's Rachid Lamine Kab got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aissa Abdiche kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Dereham's goalkeeper Lounes Kosbi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amattaken Zidane. Lyes Bitat kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adid Meriem in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adam Rzighi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Cleator Moor AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cleator Moor AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.