League Play-Off

Pleasant Grove Stadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yasmina Achiou kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Ben Maroc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamal Dahleb having to interfere. A collision led to Gulf Hills AFC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Yacine Amrouche hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when El Kraouche got free with Djamal Dahleb in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Pleasant Grove booed when Gulf Hills AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rabah Zahouania didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gulf Hills AFC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Rabah Zahouania hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Cheb Medjoudj sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Gulf Hills AFC's Djamal Dahleb didn't even have to move. Djamal Dahleb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abd al-Asis Merzekane in the 12th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gulf Hills AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! If El Kraouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Maroc kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Yasmina Achiou scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ahmed Adjani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Chih Bentifour came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Pleasant Grove 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 Chih Bentifour couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, Yasmina Achiou notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Pleasant Grove's Ahmed Adjani. Ahmed Adjani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yasmina Achiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ahmed Adjani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Madjid Benflis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Adjani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abd al-Asis Merzekane to make the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gulf Hills AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cheb Medjoudj was slow to take the kick. During this time Pleasant Grove's players had a chance to rest. Pleasant Grove's Cheb Medjoudj was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Djamal Dahleb in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ahmed Adjani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yasmina Achiou in the 59th minute. Ahmed Adjani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madjid Benflis, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ahmed Kerbouche hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Madjid Benflis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ahmed Adjani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Yasmina Achiou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Pleasant Grove's Abd al-Asis Merzekane got a free kick in the 71st minute. El Kraouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Djamal Dahleb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Madjid Benflis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. El Kraouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Djamal Dahleb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Madjid Benflis in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmed Adjani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute, Abd al-Asis Merzekane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.