League Play-Off

Enfield Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Krim Adjaoud kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Mahmoud Liegeon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, Asheville FC's Nadir Lemoui broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 6 minutes into the game, Benamar Kerbouche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Enfield AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Asheville FC the free kick. Benamar Kerbouche kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Enfield AFC's zone, Hamid Boutabout stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Madjid Hamdoud came out of the goal and Hamid Boutabout tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 12th minute of the match Benamar Kerbouche completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Benamar Kerbouche a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Enfield AFC's Benamar Kerbouche got a free kick in the 13th minute. A collision led to Enfield AFC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mahmoud Liegeon hit a great ball. In the 17th minute of the match Nadir Lemoui shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Madjid Hamdoud showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kassel Bridji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamid Boutabout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes Enfield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelhamid Haddadj. Hamid Boutabout took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Madjid Hamdoud. Madjid Hamdoud dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Salah Menguellet's late challenge caught a Enfield AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salah Menguellet helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Enfield AFC booed when Asheville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Menguellet didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 played minutes Enfield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Amrani Benflis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Liegeon in the 45th minute of play forced Asheville FC's goalkeeper Abdel Karim Kourichi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When Mahmoud Liegeon came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Enfield AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mahmoud Liegeon couldn't finish the play. Kassel Bridji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 70 minutes, Kassel Bridji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Asheville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kassel Bridji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Enfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kassel Bridji came free, but Madjid Hamdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madjid Hamdoud made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamid Boutabout in the 77th minute. Mounir Saïfi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdel Karim Kourichi having to make a save. Mounir Saïfi scored 1-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdel Karim Kourichi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Abdelhamid Ziani came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Asheville FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdelhamid Ziani couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kassel Bridji in the 88th minute of play forced Enfield AFC's goalkeeper Madjid Hamdoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdel Karim Kourichi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mounir Saïfi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hamid Boutabout got free with Madjid Hamdoud in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdel Karim Kourichi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mounir Saïfi in the 95th minute of play.