League Play-Off

Ashdown Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nasserredine El-Ouafi got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Ashdown got a freekick which was hit by Karim Sennaoui. 8 minutes in the game, Abdellah Mehenni fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Fadel Toumi having to interfere. Soltani Mammeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nordine Sadmi in the 13th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Rafik El-Hadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashdown's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafik El-Hadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nordine Sadmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the game, Oak Ridge's Nasserredine El-Ouafi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soltani Mammeri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Fadel Toumi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellah Mehenni in the 27th minute of play. Fadel Toumi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellah Mehenni in the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ashdown's zone, Nordine Sadmi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Soltani Mammeri came out of the goal and Nordine Sadmi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Nordine Sadmi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oak Ridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Sadmi 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. Nordine Sadmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Soltani Mammeri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ashdown's Soltani Mammeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasserredine El-Ouafi in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdellah Mehenni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Soltani Mammeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nasserredine El-Ouafi in the 54th minute of play. Youssef Matmour kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The supporters of Oak Ridge booed when Ashdown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amine Harkouk didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nordine Sadmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amine Harkouk hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Nordine Sadmi took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Soltani Mammeri. Soltani Mammeri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Nordine Sadmi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oak Ridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Sadmi 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. Ali Ouyahia charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Ouyahia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 74 minutes, Nasserredine El-Ouafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oak Ridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nasserredine El-Ouafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nordine Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soltani Mammeri having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, Lili Souakri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ashdown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oak Ridge the free kick. Lili Souakri hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Soltani Mammeri made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Nordine Sadmi sent off a good shot on target. Nasserredine El-Ouafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soltani Mammeri having to interfere. Nordine Sadmis short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Soltani Mammeri to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nordine Sadmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amine Harkouk during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ashdown's Amine Harkouk got a free kick in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Rafik El-Hadi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashdown's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafik El-Hadi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fadel Toumi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nasserredine El-Ouafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match was over Oak Ridge could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ashdown throughout the match.