League Play-Off

Deptford
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Deptford City's Zoheir Zane started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Winkleigh United getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hakim Trari hit a great ball. Zoheir Zane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Afalawas Benguergoura fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Winkleigh United's protests and gave Afalawas Benguergoura a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Winkleigh United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afalawas Benguergoura to maneuver through the defense. Akim Bedjaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoheir Zane, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. If Zoheir Zane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Deptford City's Zineddine Hammad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akim Bedjaoui narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zoheir Zane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Akim Bedjaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Winkleigh United's Hakim Boukhari got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Atik Zidane 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. After 27 played minutes Deptford City got a freekick which was hit by Yamine Bestandji. After having played for 41 minutes, Zineddine Hammad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deptford City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zineddine Hammad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Deptford City's Zineddine Hammad got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aylan Touati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atik Zidane in the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aghali Feraoun to strike the kick off in the second half. Zoheir Zane struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Akim Bedjaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deptford City. Zineddine Hammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akim Bedjaoui having to interfere. Zineddine Hammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akim Bedjaoui having to interfere. Akim Bedjaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zineddine Hammad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Atik Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Winkleigh United's Aghali Feraoun got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 71 minutes, Atik Zidane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Winkleigh United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atik Zidane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Winkleigh United's Afalawas Benguergoura suffered a concussion after 71 minutes and had to leave the field. When Yamine Bestandji fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deptford City's protests and gave Yamine Bestandji a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Yamine Bestandji hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hakim Boukhari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zoheir Zane struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Akim Bedjaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deptford City. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zineddine Hammad in the 78th minute of play forced Winkleigh United's goalkeeper Akim Bedjaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deptford City's Zineddine Hammad got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Deptford City's goalkeeper Aylan Touati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atik Zidane. In the 95th match minute, Winkleigh United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakim Trari to maneuver through the defense. Zoheir Zane struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Akim Bedjaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deptford City. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.