League Play-Off

Polson Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kasdi Brahmi got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean-Michel Djebar got free with Tahar Sifi in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohammad Kaci Kafi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakhdar Douibi in the 5th minute of play. When Polson's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Belloumi in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Piney Point Village's goalie prevented a goal. Mohammad Kaci Kafi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nassim Benflis in the 12th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Polson's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Douibi came free, but Mohammad Kaci Kafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tedj Boutabout charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tedj Boutabout the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 minutes, Nouredine Merbah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Polson and the Piney Point Village players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Polson's Nouredine Merbah got a free kick in the 28th minute. Mohammad Kaci Kafi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nassim Benflis in the 31st minute of the match. After 33 minutes, Mohamed Amara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piney Point Village and the Polson players grew even worse after the yellow card. 33 minutes into the game, one of Piney Point Village:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Polson. Nouredine Merbah stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tahar Sifi. 1-0. In the 39th minute, Kasdi Brahmi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Kasdi Brahmi struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tahar Sifi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Polson. Kasdi Brahmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lakhdar Douibi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Kasdi Brahmi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 60th match minute, Piney Point Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Hindi to maneuver through the defense. Kasdi Brahmi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kasdi Brahmi took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tahar Sifi. Tahar Sifi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Piney Point Village's Tahar Sifi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Belloumi in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mohammed Ahmed Ben Belloumi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tahar Sifi was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nassim Benflis got free with Mohammad Kaci Kafi in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohammad Kaci Kafi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Douibi in the 85th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Polson! The goalkeeper, Mohammad Kaci Kafi, was totally fooled by Piney Point Village's Ali Kader, who 94 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Tahar Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Belloumi in the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Polson fans cheered their team off the field, for while Piney Point Village had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.