League Play-Off

Virginia Beach Stadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Soltani got the match started through his kick off. Mahieddine Khaled took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anther Ben Khalidi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Mohamed Soltani came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Alma 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 Mohamed Soltani couldn't finish the play. After having played for 9 minutes, Anther Ben Khalidi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Virginia Beach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anther Ben Khalidi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maïssa Bouzid in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mahieddine Khaled prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mohamed Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mahieddine Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anther Ben Khalidi was shown his second yellow card after 22 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Alma's El Temmam couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Virginia Beach. Mahieddine Khaled showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Mahieddine Khaled stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Soltani's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Mohamed Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahieddine Khaled having to interfere. Karim Bella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Amar Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amar Bencherif having to interfere. El Temmam took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mahieddine Khaled. Virginia Beach's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Virginia Beach were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Alma's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karim Djebbour took the corner. Fodil Benaouf tried in the 49th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Amar Bencherif a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karim Bella made a kick off. In the 60th match minute, Virginia Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Khaled to maneuver through the defense. Maïssa Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Baba Ali Ahmed charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachid Baba Ali Ahmed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Virginia Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Baba Ali Ahmed to maneuver through the defense. Maïssa Bouzid struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Mahieddine Khaled didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alma. After 70 played minutes Virginia Beach got a freekick which was hit by Hakim Schoonmaker. Mahieddine Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Soltani in the 74th minute of play. Mohamed Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Mahieddine Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, El Temmam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Djebbour in the 81st minute of play forced Alma's goalkeeper Amar Bencherif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Sadmi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amar Bencherif. Alma's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Karim Bella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd match minute, Virginia Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakim Schoonmaker to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Soltani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Virginia Beach's zone, Mohamed Soltani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahieddine Khaled came out of the goal and Mohamed Soltani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Virginia Beach's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.