League Play-Off

Mount Holly
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mourad Khalef got the match started through his kick off. Faouzi Menguellet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelaziz Sadmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 7 minutes, Hachemi Camus made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Mount Holly's Faouzi Menguellet tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 16 minutes, Hachemi Camus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blue Hills's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hachemi Camus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Mount Holly's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Sadmi came free, but Faouzi Menguellet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Blue Hills's Hachemi Camus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Faouzi Menguellet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Hachemi Camus struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Faouzi Menguellet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blue Hills. Blue Hills's Cherif Zaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Khalef in the 37th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Rachid Bilal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blue Hills and the Mount Holly players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 38 played minutes Blue Hills got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Bilal. Mount Holly's Mourad Khalef got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Mount Holly players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blue Hills were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelaziz Sadmi made a kick off. Faouzi Menguellet was a little too slow when Abdelaziz Sadmi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-4. Abdelaziz Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Menguellet having to interfere. Abdelaziz Sadmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Faouzi Menguellet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hachemi Camus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Blue Hills:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mount Holly:s goal. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Mount Holly. Smail Aarache stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cherif Zaoui. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Mount Holly's Smail Aarache got a free kick in the 75th minute. Fergani Saadane's late challenge caught a Mount Holly's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fergani Saadane helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Blue Hills's Fergani Saadane got a free kick in the 77th minute. Cherif Zaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Teissier, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Rachid Teissier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mount Holly's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Teissier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rachid Teissier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Abdelaziz Sadmi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Faouzi Menguellet. Mount Holly's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelaziz Sadmi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. The Blue Hills players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.