League Play-Off

Tipton Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Faouzi El Hadi made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Taunton AFC's Sofiane Bedrina got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Badr Belhouche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zidan Arouaba in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Zidan Arouaba got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Badr Belhouche was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lout Tobbal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Faouzi El Hadi scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amine Saïb, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd match minute, Tipton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rezki Arouaba to maneuver through the defense. When Salih Boulebda came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Taunton AFC 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 Salih Boulebda couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Taunton AFC's Faouzi El Hadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amine Saïb narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute, one of Tipton:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tipton. The referee gave Taunton AFC a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chems Béchar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tipton's Amine Saïb. 1-2. The audience was convinced that Lout Tobbal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Badr Belhouche was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Salih Boulebda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taunton AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Salih Boulebda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amine Saïb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes in the game, Lout Tobbal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Badr Belhouche having to interfere.

Rezki Arouaba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zidan Arouaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Badr Belhouche having to interfere. Badr Belhouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lout Tobbal in the 69th minute of the match. Zidan Arouaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zidan Arouaba struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Badr Belhouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tipton. Tipton's Amine Saïb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Tipton from getting a goal against them. Amine Saïb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salih Boulebda in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, Amar Baali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Amine Saïb successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Amine Saïb was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Faouzi El Hadi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 87 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Taunton AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.