League Play-Off

Southampton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Djillali Said got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, Southampton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djallil Amrouni to maneuver through the defense. Karim Sakrani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Slimane Sahnouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djillali Said in the 14th minute of the match. When Karim Sakrani came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Southampton 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 Karim Sakrani couldn't finish the play. Buzid Bruel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Slimane Sahnouni. Farnham AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Djillali Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Farnham AFC's goalkeeper Slimane Sahnouni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Farnham AFC's Amellal Damardji got a free kick in the 37th minute. A collision led to Southampton FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Mourad Ali hit a great ball. Lili Zerouali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoheir Oudin having to interfere. Karim Sakrani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Slimane Sahnouni having to make a save. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lili Zerouali was the one to do the kick off. When Amattaken Djebar came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Farnham 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 Amattaken Djebar couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Southampton FC's goalkeeper Zoheir Oudin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amattaken Djebar. In the 66th minute Djamel Amirèche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoheir Oudin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lili Zerouali in the 70th minute of play forced Southampton FC's goalkeeper Zoheir Oudin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Southampton FC's goalkeeper Zoheir Oudin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 73 minutes into the game, Southampton FC's Djillali Said nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Slimane Sahnouni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Lili Zerouali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Farnham AFC's Barsa Bahmane suffered a concussion in the 82nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 82 minutes into the game, Djallil Amrouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Southampton FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Farnham AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Southampton FC's Djallil Amrouni got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute, Yannis Kermali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zoheir Oudin made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Amattaken Djebar sent off a good shot on target. Amattaken Djebar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zoheir Oudin firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Farnham AFC booed when Southampton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djallil Amrouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Southampton FC had won after a very even match.