League Play-Off

Mila Doce Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mila Doce AFC's Abdellah Meskine got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of New Brighton booed when Mila Doce AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mouloud Bencherif didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mila Doce AFC's zone, Daho Ouadah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Mansouri came out of the goal and Daho Ouadah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cheb Hamid charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb Hamid the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mila Doce AFC booed when New Brighton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheb Hamid didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, New Brighton's goal looked a bit too open when Abdellah Meskine came free, but Abdelmalek Zidān reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes, Lakhdar Kermali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New Brighton and the Mila Doce AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lakhdar Kermali kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Abdellah Meskine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Zidān having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Mila Doce AFC's Abdelnacer Yahia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abdelmalek Zidān. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Ahmed Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheb Hamid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, New Brighton's Abdelmalek Zidān got control of the ball when Abdellah Meskine tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdelnacer Yahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Abdelmalek Zidān tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind New Brighton's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Zidān, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Cheb Hamid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mila Doce AFC's Abdelnacer Yahia got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Amar Adjani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelmalek Zidān showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellah Meskine in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Mila Doce AFC's goalkeeper Ahmed Mansouri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daho Ouadah. Daho Ouadah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Mansouri having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Farès Medaci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, New Brighton's Hamid El Ouafi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Daho Ouadah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Mansouri having to interfere. Ahmed Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Hamid in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cheb Hamid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmed Mansouri was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. New Brighton's Cheb Hamid got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 82 minutes, Abdellah Meskine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mila Doce AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdellah Meskine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Yacine Lacarne 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. Abdelmalek Zidān showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelnacer Yahia in the 90th minute of the match. The New Brighton players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mila Doce AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.