League Play-Off

NASCAR FC Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chaba Belmadi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Cape May's René Mammeri seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed René Mammeri the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cape May protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and René Mammeri had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 5th minute, Rabah Drioueche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Halim el Ibrahimi in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafik Drid, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 8 minutes into the match, Cape May's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Azem came free, but Rafik Drid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Mohamed Azem took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rafik Drid to make any attempt to save it. 16 minutes into the match, Nascar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Drioueche came free, but Kamel Fari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cape May's Rafik Drid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoheir Sadmi in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Cape May's goal looked a bit too open when Zoheir Sadmi came free, but Rafik Drid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Mohamed Azem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Drid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes Cape May got a freekick which was hit by Said Drid. The supporters of Cape May booed when Nascar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Malek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelhani Louahla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Fari having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Drioueche in the 36th minute of play forced Nascar FC's goalkeeper Kamel Fari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafik Drid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Halim el Ibrahimi in the 38th minute. Rafik Drid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamel Sad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute of the match, Tedj Dib got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rafik Drid was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 41 minutes into the match, Cape May's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Brahimi came free, but Rafik Drid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zoheir Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohamed Azem stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kamel Fari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rabah Drioueche in the 52nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cape May's zone, Halim el Ibrahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Drid came out of the goal and Halim el Ibrahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafik Drid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Malek, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Azem in the 60th minute of play forced Cape May's goalkeeper Rafik Drid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Rabah Drioueche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kamel Fari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Cape May defense, Halim el Ibrahimi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafik Drid. The Cape May fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafik Drid should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Said Drid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoheir Sadmi in the 74th minute of play forced Cape May's goalkeeper Rafik Drid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamel Fari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Drioueche in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Azem in the 77th minute of play forced Cape May's goalkeeper Rafik Drid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lakhdar Brahimi took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafik Drid. Rafik Drid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Drioueche in the 84th minute of play forced Nascar FC's goalkeeper Kamel Fari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halim el Ibrahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Drid having to interfere. In the 89th minute Lakhdar Brahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Drid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cape May's Said Drid got a free kick in the 91st minute. Abdellah Boulmerka took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafik Drid. Cape May's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nascar FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.