League Play-Off

Skokie
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robert Achiu got the match started through his kick off. Antoine Morceli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nouara Said in the 4th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, La Vale's Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoine Morceli was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Skokie AFC's Robert Achiu in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Vale's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 15 minutes, Nouara Said managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Vale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nouara Said was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Skokie AFC's Noureddine Sam got a free kick in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Skokie AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Belmadi Hasni came free, but Antoine Morceli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Maïssa Mezair fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skokie AFC's protests and gave Maïssa Mezair a yellow card for diving instead. Antoine Morceli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes La Vale got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Ziani. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelmalek Menad during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. La Vale's Yasmina Heddou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Achiu in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of Skokie AFC booed when La Vale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chaba Horr didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in La Vale's zone, Mokdad Brahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yasmina Heddou came out of the goal and Mokdad Brahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mokdad Brahimi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Yasmina Heddou made a huge save. Antoine Morceli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Mokdad Brahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Yasmina Heddou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, La Vale's goalkeeper Yasmina Heddou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mokdad Brahimi. When Robert Achiu came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Skokie AFC 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 Robert Achiu couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Nouara Said made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Robert Achiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skokie AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Mokdad Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robert Achiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yasmina Heddou having to interfere. Tedj Bouteflika's late challenge caught a Skokie AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tedj Bouteflika helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Vale's Tedj Bouteflika got a free kick in the 70th minute. Mokdad Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Vale's Yasmina Heddou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Achiu in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Achiu in the 76th minute of play forced La Vale's goalkeeper Yasmina Heddou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamel Larbes's late challenge caught a La Vale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kamel Larbes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Skokie AFC's Kamel Larbes got a free kick in the 79th minute. Yasmina Heddou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mokdad Brahimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 85th minute Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Morceli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nouara Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maïssa Mezair kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Mokdad Brahimi struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Yasmina Heddou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skokie AFC. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.