League Play-Off

Plentywood Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Meniri kicked off to start the match. Plentywood's Chaba Nima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelaziz Merah in the 7th minute of play. Daho Dahleb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Boudjedra having to interfere. In the 13th minute Mourad Meniri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaba Nima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Plentywood! After a defensive mix-up in Plentywood's zone, Mourad Meniri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chaba Nima came out of the goal and Mourad Meniri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelaziz Merah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaba Nima having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Cornelia FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdel Djebar. 33 minutes into the game, Abdelaziz Merah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Chaba Nima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abdelaziz Lelouch's late challenge caught a Cornelia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelaziz Lelouch helped the player get up and apologised. Abdelaziz Merah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chaba Nima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Kamel Cohen-Tannoudji charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamel Cohen-Tannoudji the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kamel Cohen-Tannoudji hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Chaba Nima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Meniri in the 43rd minute of the match. Abdelaziz Lelouch was shown his second yellow card after 44 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Plentywood's Abdelaziz Lelouch got a free kick in the 45th minute. The Plentywood players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cornelia FC were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daho Dahleb to strike the kick off in the second half. Chaba Nima came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Cornelia FC's Mourad Meniri. But to his dismay, Mourad Meniri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Chaba Nima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boughera Sifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Daho Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelaziz Merah kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Abdelaziz Merah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaba Nima having to interfere. Mohamed Lelouch hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Chaba Nima acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 77th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rabah Zahouania. 78 minutes in the game, Abdelaziz Merah fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Chaba Nima having to interfere. Daho Dahleb took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charles Boudjedra. Charles Boudjedra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Charles Boudjedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daho Dahleb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Plentywood's Daho Dahleb got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cornelia FC's Charles Boudjedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daho Dahleb in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daho Dahleb in the 96th minute of play forced Cornelia FC's goalkeeper Charles Boudjedra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cornelia FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.