League Play-Off

Bingley Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nadir Kourichi got the match started through his kick off. When Lamine Belkacem fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bingley FC's protests and gave Lamine Belkacem a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Bingley FC got a freekick which was hit by Boualem Zughba. Djafar Douadi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abou Bakr Benzine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Riad Louahla 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. In the 13th minute, Samy Diafat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Bingley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Djafar Douadi came free, but Abou Bakr Benzine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Kourichi in the 19th minute of play forced Oswaldtwistle AFC's goalkeeper Amri Jeanson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes of play, Bingley FC's Hamza Belkhadem made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amri Jeanson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abou Bakr Benzine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Riad Louahla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Oswaldtwistle AFC booed when Bingley FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samy Diafat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abou Bakr Benzine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Riad Louahla went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Riad Louahla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Djafar Douadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55thth minute of the game Riad Louahla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bingley FC's Abou Bakr Benzine was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Djafar Douadi came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Oswaldtwistle 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 Djafar Douadi couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Nadir Kourichi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bingley FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nadir Kourichi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amri Jeanson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amri Jeanson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamza Belkhadem in the 62nd minute of the match. Nadir Kourichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Hamza Belkhadem came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Bingley FC 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 Hamza Belkhadem couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, Oswaldtwistle AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza Belkhadem came free, but Amri Jeanson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Idriss Makhloufi 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. Khelifa Djebar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Abou Bakr Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Raïd Ghazi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bingley FC and the Oswaldtwistle AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bingley FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Raïd Ghazi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Bingley FC's Abou Bakr Benzine got control of the ball when Djafar Douadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Salah Soltani hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Nadir Kourichi might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amri Jeanson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nadir Kourichi ran back to his position shaking his head. Amri Jeanson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamza Belkhadem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zine-Eddine Reda struck a weak shot in the 91st 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 Oswaldtwistle AFC. The Bingley FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Oswaldtwistle AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Oswaldtwistle AFC.