League Play-Off

Porthcurno
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ghalib Zerouali got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ghalib Zerouali in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rayan Abrika saved Rawmarsh FC from getting behind. After 6 played minutes Rawmarsh FC got a freekick which was hit by Karim El Kettani. If Ghalib Zerouali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ghalib Zerouali in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rayan Abrika saved Rawmarsh FC from getting behind. Yacine Hamrouche struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Rayan Abrika didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Porthcurno. When Faouzi Brahimi fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rawmarsh FC's protests and gave Faouzi Brahimi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rawmarsh FC's Faouzi Brahimi got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Sofyane Guerrache shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rayan Abrika showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Hacène Ounissi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hacène Ounissi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilias Bencheikh read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Ilias Bencheikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fouad Hansali in the 34th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Hacène Ounissi made the kick off in the second half. Saber Hadfi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Yacine Hamrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Rayan Abrika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ghalib Zerouali in the 56th minute of play forced Rawmarsh FC's goalkeeper Rayan Abrika to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yacine Hamrouche's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rayan Abrika read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Ghalib Zerouali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ghalib Zerouali sped through Rawmarsh FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rayan Abrika. Rayan Abrika took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ghalib Zerouali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilias Bencheikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hacène Ounissi in the 77th minute of the match. Rawmarsh FC's Aissa Kelkal got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilias Bencheikh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hacène Ounissi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilias Bencheikh came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Rawmarsh FC's Fouad Hansali. But to his dismay, Fouad Hansali quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 91st minute, Fouad Hansali left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rawmarsh FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Fouad Hansali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Ilias Bencheikh managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Rawmarsh FC's Hacène Ounissi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.