League Play-Off

Diamondhead
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohammed Kerkar got the match started through his kick off. If Charles Benhamou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lakhdar Hindi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahmoud Bilal in the 17th minute of play. Abdel Khaled got in the 21st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Lakhdar Hindi handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Mohammed Kerkar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abd al-Asis Lelouch. That made the score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Diamondhead AFC's Mohammed Kerkar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abd al-Asis Lelouch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mahmoud Bilal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Lakhdar Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Willits booed when Diamondhead AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoine Cherfa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Abdel Khaled had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Mahmoud Bilal notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Diamondhead AFC's Lakhdar Hindi. Lakhdar Hindi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 44 minutes, Abdel Khaled managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Willits's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdel Khaled was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Kerkar in the 47th minute of play forced Willits's goalkeeper Abd al-Asis Lelouch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mahmoud Bilal was the one to do the kick off. Abdel Khaled could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Lakhdar Hindi made a huge save. Mohammed Kerkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Abd al-Asis Lelouch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lakhdar Hindi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahmoud Bilal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lakhdar Hindi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahmoud Bilal, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Lakhdar Hindi made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Abdel Khaled sent off a good shot on target. Rachid Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Abd al-Asis Lelouch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahmoud Bilal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Lakhdar Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Bilal in the 78th minute of play forced Diamondhead AFC's goalkeeper Lakhdar Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Diamondhead AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammed Kerkar to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Merbah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abd al-Asis Lelouch having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Bilal in the 83rd minute of play forced Diamondhead AFC's goalkeeper Lakhdar Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahmoud Bilal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakhdar Hindi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Kerkar in the 92nd minute of play forced Willits's goalkeeper Abd al-Asis Lelouch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammed Kerkar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.