League Play-Off

East Orange Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mohammad Dahar kicked off to start the match. Mohammad Dahar kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Lili Merzekane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Smail Fanon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lili Merzekane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tayeb Ali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammad Dahar in the 21st minute of the match. Rafik Zoheir Ammour's late challenge caught a East Orange's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafik Zoheir Ammour helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th match minute, Stanhope AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafik Zoheir Ammour to maneuver through the defense. Alain Bouzid struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Smail Fanon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stanhope AFC. In the 33rd minute, Smail Sadmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tayeb Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammad Dahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Tayeb Ali made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Hicham Guessoum sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alain Bouzid was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Bouzid in the 54th minute of play forced East Orange's goalkeeper Smail Fanon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tayeb Ali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hicham Guessoum's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Lili Merzekane's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Smail Fanon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alain Bouzid struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Smail Fanon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stanhope AFC. 72 minutes into the match, East Orange's Hicham Guessoum sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tayeb Ali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Mohammad Dahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammad Dahar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Tayeb Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Alain Bouzid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Fanon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. East Orange's Hicham Guessoum got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Hicham Guessoum came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the East Orange 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 Hicham Guessoum couldn't finish the play. Hicham Guessoum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tayeb Ali having to interfere. 94 minutes in the game, Lili Merzekane fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Smail Fanon having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Stanhope AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.