League Play-Off

Hinckley
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ahmed Aïssaoui started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ahmed Aïssaoui struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Abou Bakr Benzine didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hinckley. After a defensive mix-up in Bingley FC's zone, Ahmed Aïssaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abou Bakr Benzine came out of the goal and Ahmed Aïssaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nadir Kourichi in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Riad Harkati saved Hinckley from getting behind. Riad Harkati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, one of Bingley FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 43rd minute Ahmed Aïssaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abou Bakr Benzine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nadir Kourichi to make the kick off. Ahmed Aïssaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Bingley FC's Nadir Kourichi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Aïssaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abou Bakr Benzine was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Bingley FC's Samy Diafat got a free kick in the 85th minute. Toufik Guechtouli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Abou Bakr Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hamza Belkhadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nadir Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th 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.