League Play-Off

Hebden Bridge Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hebden Bridge's Abdelhamid Nemchi 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Djamil Brahimi in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Barsa Kerkar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamil Brahimi in the 10th minute of play forced Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otman Metidji in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the Hebden Bridge defense, Djamil Brahimi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Barsa Kerkar. The Hebden Bridge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Barsa Kerkar should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamil Brahimi in the 16th minute of play forced Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Otman Metidji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Djamil Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otman Metidji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Barsa Kerkar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Zeggaï's late challenge caught a Whitton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Smail Zeggaï helped the player get up and apologised. Smail Zeggaï kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Abdelhamid Nemchi 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. Daniel Boufroura made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Mahieddine Ghoumari sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the match, Whitton's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Nemchi came free, but Daniel Boufroura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamil Brahimi in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Hebden Bridge getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Abbes Bensaoula hit a great ball. In the 47th match minute, Whitton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alsan Saïfi to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Djamil Brahimi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Alsan Benboudaoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Boufroura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Whitton defense, Abdelhamid Nemchi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Boufroura. The Whitton fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Boufroura should have stopped the shot. After 65 minutes, Mourad Kadri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hebden Bridge and the Whitton players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hebden Bridge's Mourad Kadri got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute of the match Badr Bezzaz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Barsa Kerkar skillfully saved the ball. Djamil Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Djamil Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hebden Bridge's Mourad Kadri suffered a sore foot after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Whitton's Djamil Brahimi got a free kick in the 75th minute. When Djamil Brahimi came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Whitton 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 Djamil Brahimi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamil Brahimi in the 85th minute of play forced Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Alsan Benboudaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Whitton were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Hebden Bridge's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Badr Bezzaz took the corner. Badr Bezzaz made a great header on Whitton's corner, it was just that Hebden Bridge's Barsa Kerkar managed to reach the ball for a save. Whitton's Djamil Brahimi got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Hebden Bridge's goalkeeper Barsa Kerkar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Otman Metidji. In the 96th minute, Mahieddine Ghoumari 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.