League Play-Off

Rogers City
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mehdi Boniche made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Rachid Yahia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rogers City AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Greenfield the free kick. The supporters of Greenfield booed when Rogers City AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Yahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute, Ismaël Boulmerka sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Rogers City AFC's Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief didn't even have to move. Samir Abrika hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Rogers City AFC's Hamid Gaouaoui got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mehdi Boniche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazhar Belloumi having to interfere. With his leg Lazhar Belloumi managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Rogers City AFC's Hamid Gaouaoui fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehdi Boniche in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lazhar Belloumi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mehdi Boniche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Lazhar Belloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Abrika charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samir Abrika the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rogers City AFC booed when Greenfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samir Abrika didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Rogers City AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ali Bridji hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammad Khadra in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Baptiste Skif in the 42nd minute of the match. The supporters of Greenfield booed when Rogers City AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Yahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mohammad Khadra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean-Baptiste Skif struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Greenfield. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Baptiste Skif in the 49th minute of play forced Rogers City AFC's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Mohammad Khadra made the kick off in the second half. Jean-Baptiste Skif came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief could save by the left post. 59 minutes into the game, Jean-Baptiste Skif recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief. Jean-Baptiste Skif showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammad Khadra, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Leon Hadjadj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismaël Boulmerka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief having to make a save. Mohammad Khadra's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Greenfield's Mohammad Khadra got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jean-Baptiste Skif could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Gaouaoui in the 83rd minute of play forced Greenfield's goalkeeper Lazhar Belloumi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lazhar Belloumi came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Rogers City AFC's Mehdi Boniche. But to his dismay, Mehdi Boniche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Gilles Hima kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Greenfield defense, Hamid Gaouaoui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lazhar Belloumi. The Greenfield fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lazhar Belloumi should have stopped the shot. Rogers City AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.