League Play-Off

Tuskegee
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mansour Abbas got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute, Mimoun Karim Belkassem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hamza Al-Jazairia kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 15 minutes, Khair ad-Din Matmour mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tuskegee AFC and the Morton players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Tuskegee AFC got a freekick which was hit by Khair ad-Din Matmour. Abderraouf Labi charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abderraouf Labi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Morton booed when Tuskegee AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abderraouf Labi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 played minutes, Morton's Rachid Bencherif shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abderraouf Kensi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Morton reached it. Abderraouf Kensi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mimoun Karim Belkassem, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Karim Zakaria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 played minutes Morton got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Medjoudj. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamza Al-Jazairia during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hamza Al-Jazairia kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Mahmoud Bensaïd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Abbas in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Mimoun Karim Belkassem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderraouf Kensi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Mansour Abbas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mahmoud Bensaïd, 1-0. In the 39th minute, Mansour Abbas fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Hamza Al-Jazairia scored 2-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mahmoud Bensaïd, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Mahmoud Bensaïd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansour Abbas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Abderraouf Kensi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Schoonmaker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Abderraouf Labi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samir Schoonmaker 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. When Tuskegee AFC's Hamza Al-Jazairia in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Morton's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Hamza Al-Jazairia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuskegee AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamza Al-Jazairia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mahmoud Bensaïd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the game, Boughera Saïfi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mahmoud Bensaïd was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Safy Belloumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamza Al-Jazairia struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Mahmoud Bensaïd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tuskegee AFC. Abderraouf Kensi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mimoun Karim Belkassem in the 82nd minute. If Samir Schoonmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Morton's zone, Hamza Al-Jazairia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmoud Bensaïd came out of the goal and Hamza Al-Jazairia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mimoun Karim Belkassem got free with Abderraouf Kensi in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafik Zoheir Sifi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahmoud Bensaïd having to make a save. Morton's Mahmoud Bensaïd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamza Al-Jazairia in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tuskegee AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Morton had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.