League Play-Off

Nassington Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Badda Semghoun made the kick off which started today's match. When Abdelmoumène Bezzaz came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Thurmaston 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 Abdelmoumène Bezzaz couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the game, Hacène Beaufort cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tami Benyoucef was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hacène Beaufort scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tami Benyoucef, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Thurmaston FC's Abdelmoumène Bezzaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tami Benyoucef narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Abdelmoumène Bezzaz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thurmaston FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Badda Semghoun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Akmar Zughba having to make a save. Akmar Zughba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amar Mazouni in the 27th minute of the match. Amayas Benikhlef's late challenge caught a Nassington City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amayas Benikhlef helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th minute, Hacène Beaufort 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. Nassington City's Tami Benyoucef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelmoumène Bezzaz in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Abdelmadjid El Ouchem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hacène Beaufort made a kick off. If Moncef Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Thurmaston FC's Abdelmoumène Bezzaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tami Benyoucef narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thelma Mazouni kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. With 66 minutes on the clock, Achour Fadhil commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 65th minute, one of Nassington 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 Nassington City. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for Thurmaston FC. Lamine Arrache stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tami Benyoucef. 0-4. Hacène Beaufort sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akmar Zughba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moncef Yahia in the 85th minute of play. Nassington City's Amar Mazouni got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdelmoumène Bezzaz made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 90thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Tami Benyoucef would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 92 minutes into the game, Nassington City's Amar Mazouni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akmar Zughba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Abdelmoumène Bezzaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Thurmaston FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.