League Play-Off

Lochearn Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Benamar Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Redha Mezair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Rabah Nekkar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lochearn AFC's zone, Hameur Bentifour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Nekkar came out of the goal and Hameur Bentifour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mahmoud Hamruche hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Ahmed Bruel's late challenge caught a Lochearn AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Bruel helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lochearn AFC booed when Menlo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Bruel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Redha Mezair 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. Redha Mezair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Nekkar having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Hameur Bentifour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Nekkar was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Muhammad El-Kenz came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hocine Fadela could save by the left post. Benamar Dahleb blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hocine Fadela having to make a save. Menlo FC's Hocine Fadela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Menlo FC from getting a goal against them. Benamar Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Redha Mezair left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menlo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Lochearn AFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Sofiane Fadhil Mohamed hit a great ball.

A hard shot 54 in the game by Hameur Bentifour from a close distance when the talented Rabah Nekkar managed to make a qualified save. Lochearn AFC's players were relieved. 58 minutes in the game Kamel Diss after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Rabah Nekkar. A very good opportunity. 65 minutes into the match, Menlo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Muhammad El-Kenz came free, but Hocine Fadela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad El-Kenz in the 67th minute of play forced Menlo FC's goalkeeper Hocine Fadela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Benamar Dahleb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Muhammad El-Kenz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Benamar Dahleb 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 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Menlo FC's goalkeeper Hocine Fadela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kamel Diss's late challenge caught a Lochearn AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kamel Diss helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lochearn AFC booed when Menlo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamel Diss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lochearn AFC's Muhammad El-Kenz got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benamar Dahleb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Hocine Fadela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Lochearn AFC's goalkeeper Rabah Nekkar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hameur Bentifour. Hocine Fadela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammad El-Kenz in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Hocine Mezair had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Ahmed Bruel got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 93rd minute of the game, Hameur Bentifour landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. In the 96th minute, Alain Bilal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rabah Nekkar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Menlo FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.