League Play-Off

Birkenhead Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ibrahim Rabiâ kicked off to start the match. Mounaim Meniri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Boumedienne Kouidri made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehdi Belmadi in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lunis Nekkar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Boumedienne Kouidri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ibrahim Rabiâ, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 14 played minutes Newton Abbot got a freekick which was hit by Youcef Zafour. Birkenhead FC's Kylian Sermadji shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 15th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Boumedienne Kouidri but with some difficulty. After a defensive mix-up in Birkenhead FC's zone, Mehdi Belmadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lunis Nekkar came out of the goal and Mehdi Belmadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lunis Nekkar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostom Zerari in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ibrahim Rabiâ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boumedienne Kouidri was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Adan Brahami hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mehdi Belmadi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lunis Nekkar was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Birkenhead FC's zone, Rostom Zerari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lunis Nekkar came out of the goal and Rostom Zerari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mounaim Meniri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Boumedienne Kouidri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Birkenhead FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Newton Abbot:s goal. 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 Rostom Zerari made the kick off in the second half. Lunis Nekkar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostom Zerari in the 51st minute of the match. Rostom Zerari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lunis Nekkar having to interfere. Rostom Zerari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lunis Nekkar having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ibrahim Rabiâ managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birkenhead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ibrahim Rabiâ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boumedienne Kouidri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rostom Zerari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Belmadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Birkenhead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rostom Zerari came free, but Lunis Nekkar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ibrahim Rabiâ fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boumedienne Kouidri having to interfere. Madhil Lacarne's late challenge caught a Birkenhead FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Madhil Lacarne helped the player get up and apologised. Madhil Lacarne kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibrahim Rabiâ in the 79th minute of play forced Newton Abbot's goalkeeper Boumedienne Kouidri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Newton Abbot's Ilassen Kherchi got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mounaim Meniri in the 83rd minute of play forced Newton Abbot's goalkeeper Boumedienne Kouidri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rostom Zerari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.