League Play-Off

Haworth Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdelkrim Sadaoui made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Abdelkrim Sadaoui made a precise shot to the right of Nacer Drioueche. Haworth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hamid Belkacem was a little too slow when Atik Rimitti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-1. The supporters of New Cross booed when Haworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bayna Ouatah didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Farouk Kateb ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nacer Drioueche was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Hamid Belkacem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atik Rimitti in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, one of Haworth:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Haworth. The referee gave New Cross a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Moïse Sandjak, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Haworth's Nacer Drioueche. 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Farouk Kateb in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nacer Drioueche saved Haworth from getting behind. Farouk Kateb struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Nacer Drioueche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New Cross. Abderraouf Khendu in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hamid Belkacem, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 42 minutes into the match, New Cross's goal looked a bit too open when Atik Rimitti came free, but Hamid Belkacem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, New Cross's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abderraouf Khendu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hamid Belkacem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atik Rimitti, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Atik Rimitti made a kick off. Atik Rimitti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Belkacem having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Atik Rimitti made a precise shot to the right of Hamid Belkacem. New Cross's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind New Cross's goalkeeper Hamid Belkacem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Haworth's Nacer Drioueche got control of the ball when Farouk Kateb tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Abdelkrim Sadaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacer Drioueche was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Abdelkrim Sadaoui did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised Nacer Drioueche 72 minutes into the match. Atik Rimitti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute Abderraouf Khendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamid Belkacem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, New Cross's Zineddine Bendali got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Smaïn Guerroum shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamid Belkacem showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in New Cross's zone, Atik Rimitti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hamid Belkacem came out of the goal and Atik Rimitti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Haworth's Atik Rimitti got a free kick in the 95th minute. The New Cross players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.