League Play-Off

Rockaway
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Said Laref took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abdelaziz Lelouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Chaba Maroc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Melville FC's goal looked a bit too open when Said Laref came free, but Khalida Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chaba Maroc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Hammad in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to Rockaway AFC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ali Rahouli hit a great ball. Rockaway AFC's Chaba Maroc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelaziz Lelouch in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Hamid Hammad got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hocine Moll charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hocine Moll the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes, Melville FC's Abdelhamid Al-Jazairia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chaba Maroc came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Melville FC reached it. Khalida Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Laref, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 29 played minutes Rockaway AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ali Rahouli. After a defensive mix-up in Rockaway AFC's zone, Abdelaziz Lelouch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chaba Maroc came out of the goal and Abdelaziz Lelouch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rockaway AFC! If Said Laref had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Moll in the 43rd minute of play forced Melville FC's goalkeeper Khalida Zitouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Abdelhamid Al-Jazairia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Hocine Belkheir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rockaway AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Belkheir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Meziane Bouazza kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Hamid Hammad got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 64th minute, Abdelaziz Lelouch got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abderraouf Laura Douibi was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 69th minute Khalida Yahi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalida Zitouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Melville FC's Hamid Hammad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chaba Maroc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 72 minutes into the game, Rockaway AFC's Khalida Yahi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalida Zitouni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalida Yahi in the 76th minute of play forced Melville FC's goalkeeper Khalida Zitouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Melville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Kouidri to maneuver through the defense. Khalida Yahi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Khalida Zitouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Melville FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Rockaway AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.