League Play-Off

Tiverton Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Curdridge's goal looked a bit too open when Madani Danedji came free, but Azzouz Hamrouche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azzouz Hamrouche stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Madani Danedji's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Said Menad in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Assad Meskouri saved Tiverton City from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chahid Sami in the 12th minute of play forced Tiverton City's goalkeeper Assad Meskouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Curdridge booed when Tiverton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amine Apap didn't get a good kick on the ball. Azzouz Hamrouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madani Danedji in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, Curdridge's Azzouz Hamrouche got control of the ball when Abdelnasser Zerara tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Said Menad in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Assad Meskouri saved Tiverton City from getting behind. Chahid Sami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Assad Meskouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Chahid Sami had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Assad Meskouri. Tiverton City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chahid Sami was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Curdridge booed when Tiverton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amri Hamrouche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Assad Meskouri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Said Menad in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Curdridge's Said Menad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Assad Meskouri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Curdridge were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Tiverton City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lounes Zemirline took the corner. After taking down the ball on Curdridge's corner Lounes Zemirline fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Assad Meskouri quite easily take care of the ball. Madani Danedji was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. Tiverton City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Azzouz Hamrouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madani Danedji in the 46th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Madani Danedji in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Azzouz Hamrouche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 58th minute, Abdelhadi Sakrani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lounes Zemirline took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Assad Meskouri. Tiverton City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chahid Sami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Assad Meskouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Madani Danedji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azzouz Hamrouche having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Azhar Saïb during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Azhar Saïb kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Tiverton City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Aziz Khorci scored to the left of an out of position Assad Meskouri, making the score, 0-2. 80 minutes into the game, Amri Hamrouche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiverton City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curdridge the free kick. In the 80th match minute, Tiverton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amri Hamrouche to maneuver through the defense. Said Menad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Assad Meskouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 minutes of play Tiverton City's Amri Hamrouche was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Tiverton City's Amri Hamrouche got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chahid Sami got free with Assad Meskouri in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute Said Menad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Assad Meskouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Curdridge walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.