League Play-Off

Pershore
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mohamed Saci made the kick off and thus started the match. Slimane Halimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the game, Mohamed Saci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Redouane Belkacem was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Cheikha Abdenouz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th match minute, Pershore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelmoumène Harkat to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Slimane Kerrouche got free with Chahine Achiu in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Slimane Halimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slimane Kerrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 27 minutes, Mohamed Saci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Warwick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Saci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 28 minutes, Cheikha Abdenouz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pershore AFC and the Warwick players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Pershore AFC got a freekick which was hit by Cheikha Abdenouz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chih Mimoun in the 30th minute of play forced Pershore AFC's goalkeeper Redouane Belkacem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chih Mimoun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nadir Bridji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Chih Mimoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Warwick booed when Pershore AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aziz Douibi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pershore AFC's goalkeeper Redouane Belkacem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Nadir Bridji 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Slimane Halimi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Slimane Halimi scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chahine Achiu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute Slimane Halimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chahine Achiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Pershore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheikha Abdenouz to maneuver through the defense. Redouane Belkacem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chih Mimoun in the 64th minute. Warwick's Nadir Bridji got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pershore AFC's Cheikha Abdenouz got a free kick in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chih Mimoun got free with Redouane Belkacem in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Pershore AFC's zone, Chih Mimoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Redouane Belkacem came out of the goal and Chih Mimoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Chih Mimoun got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Saci in the 74th minute of play forced Pershore AFC's goalkeeper Redouane Belkacem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Warwick's goal looked a bit too open when Slimane Halimi came free, but Chahine Achiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes of play, Pershore AFC's Slimane Halimi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chahine Achiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 86 minutes, Slimane Kerrouche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pershore AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slimane Kerrouche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chahine Achiu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pershore AFC's Brahim Belmadi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pershore AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Warwick had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.