League Play-Off

Diboll Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rabah Bilal made the kick off and thus started the match. Rachid Aziz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Aziz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Mourad Massi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Diboll 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 Mourad Massi couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faouzi Kacha during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Ashdown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Kacha to maneuver through the defense. Amine Harkouk hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 18 played minutes, Diboll FC's Ali Moussaoui shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Soltani Mammeri 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 Diboll FC reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Rabah Bilal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Diboll FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rabah Bilal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Soltani Mammeri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Diboll FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafik El-Hadi came free, but Ismaël Ahmed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Soltani Mammeri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rachid Aziz went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Rafik El-Hadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rabah Bilal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Soltani Mammeri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohammad Madouni during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rabah Bilal in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Soltani Mammeri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rafik El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaël Ahmed having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Abdellah Mehenni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismaël Ahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ismaël Ahmed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellah Mehenni in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Rachid Aziz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soltani Mammeri having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Ismaël Ahmed successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 70 minutes into the match, Rafik El-Hadi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ismaël Ahmed, 1-3. 76 minutes into the match, Ashdown's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Bilal came free, but Soltani Mammeri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ashdown's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ali Moussaoui was slow to take the kick. During this time Diboll FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Diboll FC's corner Ali Moussaoui fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Soltani Mammeri quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Ashdown getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Mohammad Madouni hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Rachid Aziz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Diboll FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The Ashdown players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.