League Play-Off

Ross on Wye Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dassi Kraouche started the match with the kick off. Barsa Kerkar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dassi Kraouche's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 7th match minute, Hebden Bridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouh Benbitour to maneuver through the defense. Barsa Kerkar didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 8th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dassi Kraouche in the 13th minute of play. Alsan Benboudaoud's late challenge caught a Ross on Wye United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alsan Benboudaoud helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th minute, Alsan Benboudaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelhamid Macias was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Ross on Wye United were awarded a corner. Abdelhamid Macias went to the cornerflag to take it. Barsa Kerkar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dassi Kraouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Hebden Bridge's zone, Mebarek Abbes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barsa Kerkar came out of the goal and Mebarek Abbes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute of the match Yamine Zeghbouche shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Souad Ziani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Hebden Bridge's Yamine Zeghbouche got a free kick in the 33rd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdelhamid Nemchi to make the kick off. Dassi Kraouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barsa Kerkar having to interfere. After 57 minutes, Dassi Kraouche made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mebarek Abbes in the 62nd minute of play forced Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 played minutes Hebden Bridge got a freekick which was hit by Alsan Benboudaoud. After 69 played minutes, Ross on Wye United's Abdelhamid Macias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ross on Wye United reached it. Dassi Kraouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barsa Kerkar having to interfere. After having played for 74 minutes, Abdelhamid Nemchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hebden Bridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelhamid Nemchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mebarek Abbes in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Afaghis Dib was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ross on Wye United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hebden Bridge the free kick. Mahieddine Ghoumari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Souad Ziani having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hebden Bridge's zone, Dassi Kraouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barsa Kerkar came out of the goal and Dassi Kraouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dassi Kraouche struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Barsa Kerkar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ross on Wye United. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ross on Wye United had played much better football throughout.