League Play-Off

North Little Rock St
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amrani Matmour started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Lakeland Village FC's zone, Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sid Ahmed Mohamed came out of the goal and Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frantz Akrour hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Sid Ahmed Mohamed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelaziz Zéroual in the 24th minute of the match. Sid Ahmed Mohamed came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by North Little Rock FC's Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker. But to his dismay, Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 38 minutes into the game, Frantz Akrour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lakeland Village FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Little Rock FC the free kick. After 38 played minutes Lakeland Village FC got a freekick which was hit by Frantz Akrour. North Little Rock FC were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Lakeland Village FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Larbi Abdenouz took the corner. 45 minutes into the match, North Little Rock FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amrani Matmour came free, but Khalida Seghiri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Sakhri in the 46th minute of play forced North Little Rock FC's goalkeeper Khalida Seghiri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, North Little Rock FC's Benamar Mohand got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After 53 minutes, Yazid Merbah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the North Little Rock FC and the Lakeland Village FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to North Little Rock FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Yazid Merbah hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lakeland Village FC's Amrani Matmour slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Khalida Seghiri. That made the score 2-1 after 56 minutes of play. 62 minutes into the match, Lakeland Village FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Zéroual came free, but Sid Ahmed Mohamed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amrani Matmour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalida Seghiri having to interfere. Khalida Seghiri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amrani Matmour in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Lakeland Village FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker came free, but Sid Ahmed Mohamed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sid Ahmed Mohamed. Lakeland Village FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Abdelaziz Zéroual managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Little Rock FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelaziz Zéroual was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sid Ahmed Mohamed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sid Ahmed Mohamed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker in the 81st minute of play. Amrani Matmour recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Little Rock FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Reda Schoonmaker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sid Ahmed Mohamed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Rabah Sakhri came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Lakeland Village FC 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 Rabah Sakhri couldn't finish the play. Amrani Matmour struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Khalida Seghiri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lakeland Village FC.