League Play-Off

Braddock Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafik Amara took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Rafik Amara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalida Yahia was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Littlefield's goalkeeper Khalida Yahia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samir Assad. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Chedda in the 7th minute of play forced Braddock FC's goalkeeper Karim Gourion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samir Assad got free with Khalida Yahia in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Samir Assad who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Khalida Yahia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 20 minutes into the match, Albert Chedda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Braddock FC's Karim Gourion. Karim Gourion was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Braddock FC booed when Littlefield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Menguellet didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafik Amara in the 23rd minute of play forced Littlefield's goalkeeper Khalida Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 played minutes Littlefield got a freekick which was hit by Noureddine Menguellet. If Hocine Kafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Rafik Amara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Gourion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine Kafi in the 35th minute of play. Khalida Yahia made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Samir Assad sent off a good shot on target. Khalida Yahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafik Amara in the 47th minute of play.

Karim Gourion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Kafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Rafik Amara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalida Yahia having to interfere. If Rafik Amara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalida Yahia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Assad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Chedda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Gourion having to interfere. If Albert Chedda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samir Assad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Khalida Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samir Assad in the 82nd minute of play forced Littlefield's goalkeeper Khalida Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camel Badis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Khalida Yahia. Littlefield's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Samir Assad came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Braddock 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 Samir Assad couldn't finish the play. The Littlefield supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Littlefield would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.