League Play-Off

Middleport
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Bishopville FC's zone, Fadel Aribi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodil Saïd-Guerni came out of the goal and Fadel Aribi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Karim Sad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodil Saïd-Guerni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 played minutes Middleport got a freekick which was hit by Boudjemaa Hamrouche. Fodil Saïd-Guerni was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Karim Sad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karim Sad really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Tayeb Tahar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Brahim Belkacem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillaume Laurent Azem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Bishopville FC were awarded a corner. Ali Djamel went to the cornerflag to take it. Tayeb Tahar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Guillaume Laurent Azem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Sad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Fodil Saïd-Guerni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Bishopville FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fadel Aribi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Middleport's goalkeeper Guillaume Laurent Azem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 38 played minutes Middleport got a freekick which was hit by Boudjemaa Hamrouche. Tayeb Tahar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brahim Belkacem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Guillaume Laurent Azem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tayeb Tahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Middleport defense, Brahim Belkacem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guillaume Laurent Azem. The Middleport fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guillaume Laurent Azem should have stopped the shot. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tayeb Tahar was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fadel Aribi in the 53rd minute of play forced Bishopville FC's goalkeeper Fodil Saïd-Guerni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Brahim Belkacem came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Bishopville FC 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 Brahim Belkacem couldn't finish the play. Fodil Saïd-Guerni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Sad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bishopville FC's Fouad Boulmerka got a free kick in the 57th minute. Karim Sad scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fodil Saïd-Guerni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was a well-played corner which Rachid Baba Ali Belmadi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Tayeb Tahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillaume Laurent Azem having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Tahar in the 77th minute of play forced Middleport's goalkeeper Guillaume Laurent Azem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodil Saïd-Guerni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Sad in the 81st minute of the match. Karim Sad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brahim Belkacem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Middleport's goal looked a bit too open when Tayeb Tahar came free, but Guillaume Laurent Azem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mourad Bougherra fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Middleport's protests and gave Mourad Bougherra a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Middleport:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bishopville FC:s goal. 95 minutes into the match, Ali Djamel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guillaume Laurent Azem. Middleport's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Djamel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Fadel Aribi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.