League Play-Off

Kings Cross
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kheireddine Mami got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Mourad Oussalah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Totnes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kings Cross AFC the free kick. After 5 played minutes Totnes got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Oussalah. Karim Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Boughera Bellil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Totnes's Boughera Bellil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Madjer in the 17th minute of play. Chakib El Ouchem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mourad Oussalah's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Mourad Oussalah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chakib El Ouchem having to make a save. 26 minutes into the match, Kheireddine Mami had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chakib El Ouchem. Kings Cross AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kheireddine Mami was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 29th minute, Fouhad Gourion fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Boughera Bellil, passed just outside the right post. Boughera Bellil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Madjer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 played minutes Totnes got a freekick which was hit by Youcef Khaled. Boughera Bellil was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Fouhad Gourion capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fouhad Gourion really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Kings Cross AFC's Karim Madjer got a free kick in the 38th minute. Chakib El Ouchem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mourad Oussalah's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Mourad Oussalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Chakib El Ouchem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Madjer might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Boughera Bellil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karim Madjer ran back to his position shaking his head. Fouhad Gourion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boughera Bellil having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karim Madjer was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes Totnes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sofyane Chebli who took care of the corner kick. Kings Cross AFC's Sofyane Chebli was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Boughera Bellil in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fouhad Gourion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kheireddine Mami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chakib El Ouchem having to interfere. Kheireddine Mami took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chakib El Ouchem. Chakib El Ouchem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. If Karim Madjer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boughera Bellil having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Karim Madjer made a precise shot to the right of Boughera Bellil. Totnes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Karim Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Totnes players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Kings Cross AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.