League Play-Off

Stanford le Hope
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. Ikhlas Merzekane started the match with the kick off. A collision led to North Baddesley getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Zidan Benflis hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Ikhlas Merzekane 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. A collision led to North Baddesley getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Badaz Bouchnak hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, North Baddesley's goalkeeper Said Ouenjelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ikhlas Merzekane. Karim Arrache kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Boussad Sakhri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tarek Benida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanford le Hope United's Tarek Benida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abderrazek Firoud in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of North Baddesley booed when Stanford le Hope United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fateh Dahmane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abderrazek Firoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarek Benida having to interfere. When North Baddesley's Boussad Sakhri in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stanford le Hope United's goalie prevented a goal. Ikhlas Merzekane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Ouenjelli having to interfere. When Abderrazek Firoud fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Baddesley's protests and gave Abderrazek Firoud a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Abderrazek Firoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Said Ouenjelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ikhlas Merzekane in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by North Baddesley's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anas Fochtali was slow to take the kick. During this time Stanford le Hope United's players had a chance to rest. Anas Fochtali kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After 35 played minutes Stanford le Hope United got a freekick which was hit by Karim Arrache. Abderrazek Firoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tarek Benida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ikhlas Merzekane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Said Ouenjelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Affi Zemirline who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 49thth minute tested the skills of Said Ouenjelli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abderrazek Firoud made a kick off. If Boussad Sakhri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. North Baddesley's Said Ouenjelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ikhlas Merzekane in the 57th minute of play. When Karim Arrache came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Stanford le Hope United 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 Karim Arrache couldn't finish the play. Ikhlas Merzekane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Ouenjelli having to interfere. Boussad Sakhri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarek Benida having to interfere. Said Ouenjelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Affi Zemirline, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. North Baddesley's Boussad Sakhri got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Boussad Sakhri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boussad Sakhri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarek Benida having to interfere. Abderrazek Firoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 minutes of play, North Baddesley's Boussad Sakhri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tarek Benida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abderrazek Firoud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Stanford le Hope United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching North Baddesley's performance. The match ended with a win for North Baddesley.