League Play-Off

Alma
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chadli Saïdi-Sief took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Mohammad Kaci Chebal put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Fort Mill AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alma:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maïssa Bouzid got free with Tayeb Laura Douibi in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tedj Moussa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 12 minutes, Tedj Moussa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fort Mill AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tedj Moussa 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 defensive mix-up in Alma's zone, Tedj Moussa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amar Bencherif came out of the goal and Tedj Moussa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Youssef Amirouche kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Maïssa Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maïssa Bouzid succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 28th playminute. After 31 played minutes Fort Mill AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rabah Bezzaz. Mohamed Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Tayeb Laura Douibi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alma were furious when El Temmam was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 34th minute, one of Alma:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Alma. The referee gave Fort Mill AFC a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abdellah Medjadi Massi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alma's Amar Bencherif. 2-1. Amar Bencherif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Moussa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of Alma booed when Fort Mill AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khalida Yahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maïssa Bouzid to make the kick off. The supporters of Alma booed when Fort Mill AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdellah Medjadi Massi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tayeb Laura Douibi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamel Medjoudj in the 56th minute of play. Chadli Boulmerka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tayeb Laura Douibi having to interfere. Amar Bencherif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liamine Bentaala, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When Alma's Maïssa Bouzid in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fort Mill AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Amar Bencherif made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Rabah Bezzaz sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Alma's zone, Tedj Moussa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amar Bencherif came out of the goal and Tedj Moussa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maïssa Bouzid in the 83rd minute of play forced Fort Mill AFC's goalkeeper Tayeb Laura Douibi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fort Mill AFC's Tayeb Laura Douibi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maïssa Bouzid in the 86th minute of play. Tedj Moussa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Amar Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alma were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fort Mill AFC for a fine match.