League Play-Off

Witney Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rezki Boufroura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ferhat Bouzina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rezki Boufroura, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Larbi Baïri hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The supporters of Witney booed when Barking was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Saïd didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Witney's Lakhdar Heddou broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Barking's goal looked a bit too open when Billel Zemirline came free, but Marwan Messai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bouabdellah Saâdallah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferhat Bouzina having to make a save. Ferhat Bouzina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rezki Boufroura's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. With a little luck, Barking's Marwan Messai got control of the ball when Sahrane Bendissari tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Bouabdellah Saâdallah came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Barking 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 Bouabdellah Saâdallah couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute Rezki Boufroura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferhat Bouzina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Billel Zemirline made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Barking's goal looked a bit too open when Sahrane Bendissari came free, but Marwan Messai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marwan Messai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billel Zemirline in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sahrane Bendissari in the 59th minute of play forced Barking's goalkeeper Marwan Messai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bouabdellah Saâdallah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ferhat Bouzina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, Witney was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdellatif Khelaifia to maneuver through the defense. After 68 minutes, Madjer Benida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barking and the Witney players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Barking getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Madjer Benida hit a great ball. Ferhat Bouzina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rezki Boufroura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sahrane Bendissari in the 75th minute of play forced Barking's goalkeeper Marwan Messai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rezki Boufroura struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Ferhat Bouzina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barking. After 81st play minutes Bouabdellah Saâdallah shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Ferhat Bouzina and just under the crossbar into goal. Billel Zemirline fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marwan Messai having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Rezki Boufroura fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ferhat Bouzina, passed just outside the right post. The Witney fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Barking were clearly better and deserved to take the win.