League Play-Off

Pepperell Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ferrysburg AFC's Kasdi Rimitti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Ferrysburg AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalida Kader came free, but Kateb Feraoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamid Moussaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasdi Rimitti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pepperell's Ahmed Amrouche got a free kick in the 13th minute. Khalida Kader recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Pepperell's Said Drid got a free kick in the 18th minute. Hamid Moussaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaba Hindi in the 20th minute of the match. Belaid Mansouri's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Kateb Feraoun skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Khalida Kader took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Kateb Feraoun to make any attempt to save it. In the 27th minute, Ahmed Amrouche left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pepperell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Khalida Kader had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Belaid Mansouri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kateb Feraoun. Ferrysburg AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Belaid Mansouri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Khalida Kader to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Pepperell booed when Ferrysburg AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafik Zoheir Sadmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Yazid Djeziri fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ferrysburg AFC's protests and gave Yazid Djeziri a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Pepperell booed when Ferrysburg AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yazid Djeziri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalida Kader blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kateb Feraoun having to make a save. After 66 minutes of play, Pepperell's Khalida Kader made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kateb Feraoun was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Belaid Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pepperell's supporters rose to their feet, but Belaid Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kateb Feraoun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute Khalida Kader shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kateb Feraoun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferrysburg AFC's Kasdi Rimitti got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belaid Mansouri in the 83rd minute of play forced Ferrysburg AFC's goalkeeper Kateb Feraoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kasdi Rimitti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Fahima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Belaid Mansouri struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Kateb Feraoun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pepperell. Kasdi Rimitti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Hamid Moussaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Ferrysburg AFC's Kasdi Rimitti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hamid Moussaoui narrowly saved just below the crossbar.