League Play-Off

Kahaluu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albert Benyamina started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Bluffdale's Albert Benyamina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Knodi Yahia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Djamal Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mouloud Bencherif having to interfere. In the 11th minute Kamel Harkat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Bencherif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bluffdale were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Kahaluu FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Smail Fillali took the corner. After taking down the ball on Bluffdale's corner Smail Fillali fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Knodi Yahia quite easily take care of the ball. Knodi Yahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Benyamina in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes in the game, Kamel Harkat fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mouloud Bencherif having to interfere. A collision led to Kahaluu FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Yasmina Benhamou hit a great ball. In the 26th minute Albert Benyamina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Knodi Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Knodi Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Larbi Djebbour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Knodi Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kahaluu FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Yasmina Benhamou hit a great ball. Albert Benyamina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamel Harkat did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Mouloud Bencherif 38 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Kahaluu FC defense, Larbi Djebbour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Knodi Yahia. The Kahaluu FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Knodi Yahia should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kamel Harkat made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute Djamal Madjer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Bencherif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bluffdale's Larbi Djebbour slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Knodi Yahia. That made the score 1-2 after 62 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Benyamina in the 69th minute of play forced Kahaluu FC's goalkeeper Knodi Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knodi Yahia came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Bluffdale's Larbi Djebbour. But to his dismay, Larbi Djebbour quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Yasmina Benhamou kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to Bluffdale getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Albert Benyamina hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes, Bluffdale's Madjid Aziz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Knodi Yahia 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 Bluffdale reached it. Albert Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Albert Benyamina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Knodi Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamid Kafi during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kahaluu FC booed when Bluffdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamid Kafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Kahaluu FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bluffdale's performance. The match ended with a win for Bluffdale.