League Play-Off

Keele Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Walid Draï started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atik Aounellah in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bellemou Kherroum saved Leigh on Sea AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Nordine Barbarossa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Keele City's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Barbarossa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bellemou Kherroum breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bellemou Kherroum made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nordine Barbarossa in the 11th minute. If Abdelmoumène Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdenour Rezzag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmoumène Kourichi in the 17th minute of play. Abdelmoumène Kourichi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdenour Rezzag having to interfere. Abdenour Rezzag stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdelmoumène Kourichi's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Abdelmoumène Kourichi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Keele City's Abdenour Rezzag was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdelmoumène Kourichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Amayas Zemirli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdenour Rezzag showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walid Draï in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walid Draï in the 32nd minute of play forced Keele City's goalkeeper Abdenour Rezzag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdenour Rezzag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walid Draï in the 35th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Nordine Barbarossa put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bellemou Kherroum. In the 42nd minute, one of Keele City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Keele City. The referee gave Leigh on Sea AFC a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bachir Maouch, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Keele City's Abdenour Rezzag. 1-1. Nordine Barbarossa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Atik Aounellah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Walid Draï had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Leigh on Sea AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Atik Aounellah came free, but Bellemou Kherroum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walid Draï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelmoumène Kourichi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Abdenour Rezzag firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bellemou Kherroum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atik Aounellah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atik Aounellah took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bellemou Kherroum. Bellemou Kherroum dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Abdelmoumène Kourichi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Abdenour Rezzag made a huge save. In the 81st minute, Abdelmoumène Kourichi 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. Abdenour Rezzag took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abbes Fari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Keele City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdelmoumène Kourichi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Abdelmoumène Kourichi came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Leigh on Sea 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 Abdelmoumène Kourichi couldn't finish the play.