League Play-Off

Cedar Hill Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Besseghir got the match started through his kick off. Chadli Bessou's late challenge caught a Cedar Hill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chadli Bessou helped the player get up and apologised. Chadli Bessou hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Hicham Ben Khalidi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Knodi Bougherra having to make a save. In the 16th match minute, Gardiner AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chadli Bessou to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 19 in the game by Hicham Ben Khalidi from a close distance when the talented Knodi Bougherra managed to make a qualified save. Gardiner AFC's players were relieved. After having played for 21 minutes, Hamid Sennaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gardiner AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamid Sennaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 24 minutes, Jean Saïfi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cedar Hill FC and the Gardiner AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jean Saïfi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. If Hicham Ben Khalidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Gardiner AFC's Abd el Meniri got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Bouabdellah Bourebbou's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Knodi Bougherra on his right side and into the goal. 33 minutes into the game it was 1-0. 38 minutes into the match, Gardiner AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ismaïl Temmam came free, but Knodi Bougherra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Smail Meriem's shot from long distance in the 39th minute was not bad at all, but Gardiner AFC's Knodi Bougherra knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ismaïl Temmam to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Gardiner AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Mansouri to maneuver through the defense. Hamid Sennaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Souad Zidane having to interfere. Ismaïl Temmam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Abd el Meniri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bouabdellah Bourebbou missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 71 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Knodi Bougherra right hand side. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cedar Hill FC's goalkeeper Souad Zidane, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Gardiner AFC's zone, Ismaïl Temmam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Knodi Bougherra came out of the goal and Ismaïl Temmam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gardiner AFC's Mohamed Besseghir got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Ismaïl Temmam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Knodi Bougherra was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Gardiner AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ismaïl Temmam came free, but Knodi Bougherra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yacine Mansouri charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yacine Mansouri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cedar Hill FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.