League Play-Off

Birkenhead
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Balwa Metidji started the match with the kick off. Abdelaziz Choaïb was out of position in the 2 minute of play, and Abdelhakim Bouchnak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abdelhakim Bouchnak really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Birkenhead AFC's Adrir Kosbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balwa Metidji in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Birkenhead AFC's zone, Lamine Fergani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrir Kosbi came out of the goal and Lamine Fergani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelaziz Choaïb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhakim Bouchnak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Balwa Metidji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrir Kosbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Lamine Fergani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrir Kosbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lamine Fergani took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrir Kosbi. Adrir Kosbi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. North Baddesley's Abdelaziz Choaïb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save North Baddesley from getting a goal against them. Araslane Laref hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Lamine Fergani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamine Fergani in the 41st minute of play forced Birkenhead AFC's goalkeeper Adrir Kosbi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Birkenhead AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelhakim Bouchnak. Abdelhakim Bouchnak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdelhakim Bouchnak to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdelaziz Choaïb came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Birkenhead AFC's Abdelhakim Bouchnak. But to his dismay, Abdelhakim Bouchnak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Lamine Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrir Kosbi having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Birkenhead AFC's zone, Balwa Metidji stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrir Kosbi came out of the goal and Balwa Metidji tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute Balwa Metidji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrir Kosbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adid Fanon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdelaziz Choaïb having to make a save. Lamine Fergani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Adrir Kosbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelaziz Choaïb didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelhakim Bouchnak went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute Balwa Metidji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrir Kosbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Afellan Hima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Baddesley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birkenhead AFC the free kick. The supporters of Birkenhead AFC booed when North Baddesley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afellan Hima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelaziz Choaïb came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Birkenhead AFC's Abdelhakim Bouchnak. But to his dismay, Abdelhakim Bouchnak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. 95 minutes into the game, Choukri Bentaala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birkenhead AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Baddesley the free kick. After 95 played minutes Birkenhead AFC got a freekick which was hit by Choukri Bentaala. 96 minutes into the match, Birkenhead AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Balwa Metidji came free, but Adrir Kosbi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Birkenhead AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while North Baddesley had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.