League Play-Off

Middleton Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdul Benyamina got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Tipton's goalkeeper Amine Saïb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahaszzi Badis. Ahaszzi Badis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ahaszzi Badis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lout Tobbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the game, Lout Tobbal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Knodi Amri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Knodi Amri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lout Tobbal's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. The supporters of Middleton City booed when Tipton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Idir Zenati didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahaszzi Badis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Knodi Amri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lout Tobbal in the 38th minute of play. Rezki Arouaba hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Middleton City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hameur Hanous in the 47th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Idir Zenati was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tipton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Middleton City the free kick. Idir Zenati kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Redouane Merzekane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lout Tobbal to make the kick off. Zidan Arouabas short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Knodi Amri to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Tipton booed when Middleton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Redouane Merzekane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zidan Arouaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Knodi Amri having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Khalil Bedrina sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Middleton City's Knodi Amri didn't even have to move. If Ahaszzi Badis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute of the match Hameur Hanous shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amine Saïb showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rezki Arouaba hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tipton! Ahaszzi Badis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Amine Saïb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Ahaszzi Badis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Middleton City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahaszzi Badis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahaszzi Badis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amine Saïb having to make a save. Amine Saïb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdul Benyamina in the 94th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.