League Play-Off

Tonopah Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdelhamid Ziani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mohamed Lelouch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 minutes, Nouara Ramdani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kenedy and the Tonopah FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kateb Heddou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Yazid Madouni notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kenedy's Mohamed Lelouch. Mohamed Lelouch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Hachemi Megharia came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Kenedy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hachemi Megharia couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Kenedy defense, Kateb Heddou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohamed Lelouch. The Kenedy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohamed Lelouch should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Kenedy's goalkeeper Mohamed Lelouch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yazid Madouni. Mohamed Lelouch made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Yazid Madouni sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Tonopah FC's zone, Rabah Belkacem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheikha Sadi came out of the goal and Rabah Belkacem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tonopah FC's zone, Hachemi Megharia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheikha Sadi came out of the goal and Hachemi Megharia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Hachemi Megharia made the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Lelouch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fadhil Djebbour in the 52nd minute of the match. If Yazid Madouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Belkacem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Madouni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. It was beautiful to see Tonopah FC's Karim Bentifour in action when he in the 65th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! A collision led to Tonopah FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kateb Heddou hit a great ball. Kenedy's Nouara Ramdani couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Tonopah FC. Kateb Heddou charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kateb Heddou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kateb Heddou kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Kateb Heddou struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Mohamed Lelouch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tonopah FC. Tonopah FC's Cheikha Sadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hachemi Megharia in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tonopah FC's goalkeeper Cheikha Sadi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hachemi Megharia was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Kenedy's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tonopah FC had won after a very even match.