League Play-Off

Hardwick Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salah Sellal got the match started through his kick off. Djamel Fetani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Langley's Samy Boniche got a free kick in the 10th minute. If Djamel Fetani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Langley's Abdelnasser Mamouni got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Salah Sellal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Sellal in the 28th minute of play forced Langley's goalkeeper Aziz Messis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Hardwick AFC's Aziz Messis threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salah Sellal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Langley's zone, Salah Sellal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aziz Messis came out of the goal and Salah Sellal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salah Sellal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aziz Messis came out and tried to block the shot, but Salah Sellal slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 36th minute. Salah Sellal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aziz Messis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. When Abdelhak Adjani came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Langley 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 Abdelhak Adjani couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdelnasser Mamouni to make the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Langley fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! In the 73rd match minute, Langley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelhak Adjani to maneuver through the defense. Abdelnasser Mamouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute of the match, Abdelnasser Mamouni tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nadir Soumati saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustapha El Hadi during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hardwick AFC's Mustapha El Hadi got a free kick in the 90th minute. Abdelhak Adjani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Hardwick AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Langley's performance. The match ended with a win for Langley.