League Play-Off

Evanston
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hamid Sadmi kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Bainbridge FC's Mohamed Hemdani made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rachid Baba Ali Liegeon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Boubekeur Ben Bella took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amrani Saïdi-Sief. Bainbridge FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Amrani Saïdi-Sief tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Iles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Yazid El-Ouafi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Evanston's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bainbridge FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Evanston's Yazid El-Ouafi got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute, Lakhdar Mimoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match Rafik Bahari shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amrani Saïdi-Sief showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Amrani Saïdi-Sief, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Amrani Saïdi-Sief when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi got free with Amrani Saïdi-Sief in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th match minute, Bainbridge FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lakhdar Mimoun to maneuver through the defense. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 42nd minute, but Amrani Saïdi-Sief got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Bainbridge FC hanging dry this time. In the 42nd minute, Lakhdar Mimoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Evanston players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bainbridge FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Smail Iles made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Smail Iles in the 58th minute of play forced Bainbridge FC's goalkeeper Amrani Saïdi-Sief to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amrani Saïdi-Sief showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Smail Iles, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Mohamed Hemdanis short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Rachid Baba Ali Liegeon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hamid Sadmi might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Baba Ali Liegeon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamid Sadmi ran back to his position shaking his head. Smail Iles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Amrani Saïdi-Sief tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Iles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amrani Saïdi-Sief showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Mohamed Hemdani might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Baba Ali Liegeon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohamed Hemdani ran back to his position shaking his head. Amrani Saïdi-Sief showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Evanston's zone, Mohamed Hemdani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Baba Ali Liegeon came out of the goal and Mohamed Hemdani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamid Sadmi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 90th minute. Bainbridge FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Evanston's Yazid El-Ouafi got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Yazid El-Ouafi off the ground. In the 95th minute, Yazid El-Ouafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.