League Play-Off

Birmingham Selly Oak
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. Abdelmalik Dali Bey started the match with the kick off. Mourad Oussalah 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. Bendjedid Akvayli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kheireddine Mami's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes Birmingham Selly Oak City got a freekick which was hit by Abdelmalik Dali Bey. Bendjedid Akvayli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Oussalah, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Kheireddine Mami left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Totnes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18th minute, Youcef Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bendjedid Akvayli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kheireddine Mami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Madjer Benikhlef kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Kheireddine Mami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bendjedid Akvayli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mourad Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhafid Abdessalam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Boughera Bellil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bendjedid Akvayli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Oussalah in the 37th minute of the match. After 39 minutes of play, Totnes's Kheireddine Mami made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bendjedid Akvayli was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Totnes were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Bendjedid Akvayli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Timsit in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Birmingham Selly Oak City booed when Totnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacim Benzine didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Birmingham Selly Oak City's Abdelmalik Dali Bey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Boughera Bellil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Totnes's Youcef Khaled dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Boughera Bellil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akawel Khaled in the 62nd minute of the match. Kheireddine Mami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Abdelhafid Abdessalam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Selly Oak City's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelhafid Abdessalam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boughera Bellil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Abdelmalik Dali Bey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boughera Bellil was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. When Mourad Oussalah came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Totnes 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 Mourad Oussalah couldn't finish the play. Kheireddine Mami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Totnes's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.