League Play-Off

Eastcote Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Buba Cixous kicked off to start the match. Hamza Aounellah came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Bideford's Buba Cixous. But to his dismay, Buba Cixous quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 8 played minutes Bideford got a freekick which was hit by Allaoua Brahmia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buba Cixous in the 14th minute of play forced Eastcote's goalkeeper Hamza Aounellah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amawal Said hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Bideford's Semah Benyagoub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hachem Bedrina in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Buba Cixous notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Eastcote's Hamza Aounellah. Hamza Aounellah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Aras Khodri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Semah Benyagoub was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Eastcote's Hachem Bedrina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semah Benyagoub narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Salah Cohen 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. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hachem Bedrina was the one to do the kick off. Hamza Aounellah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buba Cixous in the 53rd minute of the match. Buba Cixous was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 54th minute. Bideford's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Aras Khodri struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Semah Benyagoub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eastcote. If Buba Cixous had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Semah Benyagoub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aras Khodri, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Semah Benyagoub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hachem Bedrina in the 70th minute of the match. Hachem Bedrina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 minutes, Djamel Allam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eastcote and the Bideford players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Eastcote getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Djamel Allam hit a great ball. When Buba Cixous came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Bideford 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 Buba Cixous couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Eastcote's goalkeeper Hamza Aounellah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salah Cohen. Semah Benyagoub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aras Khodri in the 84th minute of play. Dylan Nabil hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Chahine Djebbour recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Allaoua Brahmia hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Aras Khodri notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Bideford's Semah Benyagoub. Semah Benyagoub was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buba Cixous in the 96th minute of play forced Eastcote's goalkeeper Hamza Aounellah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Bideford supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bideford would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.