League Play-Off

Sylvania
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dida Zidane made the kick off and thus started the match. Dida Zidane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dida Zidane in the 10th minute of play forced Sylvania's goalkeeper Hamid Bencheikh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylvania's Hamid Bencheikh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Matoub in the 12th minute of play. If Ahmed Megharia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Megharia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Matoub in the 17th minute of play forced Sylvania's goalkeeper Hamid Bencheikh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Megharia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the game, Mohamed Matoub was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. McAlester AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sylvania the free kick. Mohamed Matoub kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Dida Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Sylvania's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Matoub came free, but Hamid Bencheikh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mohamed Matoub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, McAlester AFC's Dida Zidane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hamid Bencheikh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tedj Merah-Benida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sylvania's Hamid Bencheikh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dida Zidane in the 40th minute of play. Tedj Merah-Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Smail Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tedj Merah-Benida made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Ahmed Amirouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohamed Matoub's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Hamid Bencheikh skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Hamid Bencheikh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Matoub in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute, Tedj Merah-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. In the 73rd minute of the match Abdelkader Bourebbou shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamid Bencheikh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 76 minutes, Nouara Nabil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sylvania and the McAlester AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sylvania getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nouara Nabil hit a great ball. Hamid Bencheikh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Matoub in the 77th minute. Ahmed Megharia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Smail Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mohamed Matoub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamid Bencheikh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Zidane in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rdth minute of the game Ahmed Megharia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but McAlester AFC's Smail Madouni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mohamed Matoub's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hamid Bencheikh firmly grabbed it by the left post.