League Play-Off

Basingstoke
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sid Ali Kraouche got the match started through his kick off. Basingstoke's Amjad Belfaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azzouz Barbarossa in the 3rd minute of play. Kaddour Ammouri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nacer Fergani in the 9th minute. A collision led to Winchester getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Djamel El Moubarek hit a great ball. Winchester's Kaddour Ammouri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Winchester from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Winchester's Djamel El Moubarek got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Kaddour Ammouri made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nacer Fergani sent off a good shot on target. After 27 minutes, Abdelatif Lacen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Basingstoke and the Winchester players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kaddour Ammouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sid Ali Kraouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Winchester's zone, Sid Ali Kraouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kaddour Ammouri came out of the goal and Sid Ali Kraouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amjad Belfaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walid Chaouche in the 41st minute of play. Nacer Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaddour Ammouri having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Walid Chaouche notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Basingstoke's Amjad Belfaa. Amjad Belfaa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Azzouz Barbarossa to strike the kick off in the second half. Amjad Belfaa made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Walid Chaouche sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sid Ali Kraouche in the 56th minute of play forced Winchester's goalkeeper Kaddour Ammouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacer Fergani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basingstoke were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Winchester's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nasreddine Madjer took the corner. 72 minutes into the match, Basingstoke's goal looked a bit too open when Azzouz Barbarossa came free, but Amjad Belfaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bilal Menad's late challenge caught a Basingstoke's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bilal Menad helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Winchester getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Bilal Menad hit a great ball. Basingstoke's Nacer Fergani got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sid Ali Kraouche in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kaddour Ammouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amjad Belfaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walid Chaouche in the 88th minute. Kaddour Ammouri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sid Ali Kraouche's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The Winchester players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Basingstoke from taking control. The game ends in a draw.