League Play-Off

Emporia Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faouzi Souakri took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mouloud Hamdani got free with Yazid Hindi in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 14 minutes into the match, Tahar Reda Madouni notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Duarte's Yazid Hindi. Yazid Hindi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Emporia getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Yacine Brahmi hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Tahar Reda Madouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazid Hindi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Emporia booed when Duarte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Muhammad Abdessalam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yazid Hindi had great luck who in the 33rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Tahar Reda Madouni from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Abderraouf Ighil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reda Hadjadj in the 39th minute of play. Abderraouf Ighil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faouzi Souakri, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Mohammad Kaci Djura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderraouf Ighil having to interfere. Abdelaziz Heddou's late challenge caught a Duarte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelaziz Heddou helped the player get up and apologised. Abdelaziz Heddou hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Mohammad Kaci Djura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Abderraouf Ighil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Tahar Reda Madouni made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Smail Hadjadj cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Yazid Hindi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 60 minutes into the game, one of Emporia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Faouzi Souakri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Abderraouf Ighil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tahar Reda Madouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mouloud Hamdani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Yazid Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tahar Reda Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Yazid Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yazid Hindi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tahar Reda Madouni went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Duarte's Yazid Hindi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mouloud Hamdani in the 89th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Zoheir Mérah-Benida 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. Yazid Hindi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahar Reda Madouni in the 95th minute of the match.