League Play-Off

Shepshed Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mouloud Saïb took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abdessalem Bendali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Kamil Sermadji tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Benamar Oussar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nailsworth's Bekathen Morceli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benamar Oussar in the 11th minute of play. If Benamar Oussar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bekathen Morceli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Morceli in the 18th minute. Abdelghani Hima hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. A collision led to Nailsworth getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lout Bestandji hit a great ball. Kamil Sermadji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Saïb, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Kamil Sermadji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdessalem Bendali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nailsworth's Abdessalem Bendali in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shepshed's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benamar Oussar in the 41st minute of play forced Nailsworth's goalkeeper Bekathen Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Nailsworth got a freekick which was hit by Sid Ahmed Kerkar. Bekathen Morceli made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Omar Morceli sent off a good shot on target. Bekathen Morceli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benamar Oussar in the 48th minute of play. 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 Benamar Oussar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Omar Morceli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bekathen Morceli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Nailsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Benamar Oussar came free, but Bekathen Morceli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benamar Oussar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bekathen Morceli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. If Omar Morceli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mouloud Saïb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Boughera Souibes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omar Morceli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Bekathen Morceli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sid Ahmed Kerkar hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Shepshed's Benamar Oussar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bekathen Morceli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mouloud Saïb came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Nailsworth 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 Mouloud Saïb couldn't finish the play. If Fouhad Mamouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Omar Morceli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 90 minutes on the clock, Yamine Kacha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card.