League Play-Off

Carlin How Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fouhad Amara got the match started through his kick off. Boussad Kazi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 9th minute Boussad Kazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achraf Megharia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Fouhad Amara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanworth's supporters rose to their feet, but Fouhad Amara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalil Khendu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Khalil Khendu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camil El Annabi in the 12th minute of play. Carlin How's Khalil Khendu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouhad Amara in the 13th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Fouhad Amara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanworth's supporters rose to their feet, but Fouhad Amara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalil Khendu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bazga Messai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 played minutes Hanworth got a freekick which was hit by Ismaël Bendissari. Boussad Kazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achraf Megharia having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hanworth's Kendi Bentifour got a free kick in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlin How's Boussad Kazi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Achraf Megharia. That made the score 2-0 after 32 minutes of play. 37 minutes into the match, Carlin How's goal looked a bit too open when Fouhad Amara came free, but Khalil Khendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hanworth's Abdelkrim Ziani got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute of the match, Amine Zitouni got a very nice opportunity to score, but Achraf Megharia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Achraf Megharia made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Amine Zitouni sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boussad Kazi to make the kick off. Abdelkrim Ziani kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Boussad Kazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Boussad Kazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fouhad Amara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalil Khendu having to interfere. Camil El Annabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalil Khendu having to interfere. Amine Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Achraf Megharia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Boussad Kazi came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Carlin How 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 Boussad Kazi couldn't finish the play. Amine Zitouni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Achraf Megharia having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boussad Kazi in the 86th minute of play forced Hanworth's goalkeeper Achraf Megharia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achraf Megharia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boussad Kazi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boussad Kazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Boussad Kazi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Achraf Megharia was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Amine Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achraf Megharia having to interfere. There was no doubt that Carlin How were the better team. Carlin How's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.