League Play-Off

Chatham
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rachid Amri took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute of the match, Mouloud Hamid got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mohamed Nasro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 7th minute, Ahmed Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Amri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Mustapha Banouas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Alain Cixous notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Chatham FC's Mustapha Banouas. Mustapha Banouas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, pistolvania's Mohamed Nasro got control of the ball when Mouloud Hamid tried to sneak it across the goal line. pistolvania's Mohamed Nasro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Moussa in the 26th minute of play. Mohamed Zéroual kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mouloud Hamid got free with Mohamed Nasro in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohamed Nasro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Moussa in the 33rd minute of the match. If Alain Cixous had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Zéroual's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustapha Banouas was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Rachid Amri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Banouas having to interfere. Mohamed Zéroual recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alain Cixous had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chatham FC's Mustapha Banouas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Zéroual in the 42nd minute of play. If Ahmed Ghozali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rachid Amri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nasser Morceli made a kick off. Mohamed Nasro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Hamid, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Rachid Amri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lounès Louahla was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. The referee gave Chatham FC a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Noureddine Achiu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of pistolvania's Mohamed Nasro. 1-1. Ahmed Ghozali took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mustapha Banouas. Mustapha Banouas 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. In the 70th minute Nasser Morceli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Nasro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Zéroual received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Mustapha Banouas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Amri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Banouas having to interfere. If Ahmed Ghozali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 79 minutes, Rachid Amri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. pistolvania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Amri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, pistolvania's goal looked a bit too open when Nasser Morceli came free, but Mohamed Nasro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Zéroual could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Mustapha Banouas made a huge save. A collision led to pistolvania getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Mohamed Zéroual hit a great ball. Mohamed Zéroual struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Mustapha Banouas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for pistolvania. Rachid Amri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Mustapha Banouas made a huge save. Rachid Amri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd match minute, pistolvania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Zéroual to maneuver through the defense. Ahmed Moussa was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Chatham FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Ahmed Moussa hit a great ball. pistolvania played a much better game than Chatham FC and deserved their victory. The Chatham FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.