League Play-Off

Coal Valley
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mahmoud Ammour started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mahmoud Ammour in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mourad Semghoun saved Yuba City AFC from getting behind. Chaba Mammeri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Mourad Semghoun managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Coal Valley AFC's Chaba Mammeri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mahmoud Ammour blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mourad Semghoun having to make a save. Zīn ud-Dīn Piaf's late challenge caught a Coal Valley AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zīn ud-Dīn Piaf helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Yuba City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zīn ud-Dīn Piaf to maneuver through the defense. Coal Valley AFC's Lounès Hamdoud shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mourad Semghoun but with some difficulty. Mourad Kouidri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mohamed Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Coal Valley AFC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Lounès Hamdoud hit a great ball. Assia Kafi fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 26th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. When Chaba Mammeri came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Coal Valley AFC 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 Chaba Mammeri couldn't finish the play. Larbi Hamid Brahima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Mohamed Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chaba Mammeri 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 42nd minute Mahmoud Ammour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mourad Semghoun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Madouni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Larbi Hamid Brahima went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 55th minute Zīn ud-Dīn Piaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Larbi Hamid Brahima came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Yuba City AFC 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 Larbi Hamid Brahima couldn't finish the play. Larbi Hamid Brahima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mohamed Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Yuba City AFC's zone, Chaba Mammeri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Semghoun came out of the goal and Chaba Mammeri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mourad Semghoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chaba Mammeri, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Mourad Semghoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amrani Lelouch in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute Mourad Kouidri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Larbi Hamid Brahima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yuba City AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 89 minutes into the game, Yuba City AFC's Larbi Hamid Brahima nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Madouni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After 92 minutes, Belmadi Mohamed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yuba City AFC and the Coal Valley AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 94 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Coal Valley AFC's Mahmoud Ammour fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 96 minutes into the match, Coal Valley AFC's Mahmoud Ammour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mourad Semghoun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yuba City AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.