League Play-Off

Rogers City
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rogers City AFC's Mehdi Boniche started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ahmed Meriem hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Kamel Bellemou Messaoud fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vincent FC's protests and gave Kamel Bellemou Messaoud a yellow card for diving instead. Abdelaziz Djebar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mehdi Boniche showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Mehdi Boniche might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdelaziz Djebar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehdi Boniche ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute, Hamid Gaouaoui made a precise shot to the right of Abdelaziz Djebar. Vincent FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chadli Fari in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Chadli Fari 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. If Boubekeur Méniri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mehdi Boniche came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Rogers City 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 Mehdi Boniche couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Rogers City AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kamel Bellemou Messaoud came free, but Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Vincent FC's Yazid Chaib got a free kick in the 39th minute. Mehdi Boniche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelaziz Djebar made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Mehdi Boniche sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chadli Fari to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdelaziz Djebar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Gaouaoui in the 52nd minute of play. Rafik Djebbour charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafik Djebbour the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Rafik Djebbour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vincent FC's Abdelaziz Djebar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Boniche in the 58th minute of play. Vincent FC's Rafik Djebbour got his second yellow card of the match in the 76th minute. The referee ordered Rafik Djebbour off the ground. In the 77th match minute, Vincent FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafik Djebbour to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 78 minutes, Hamid Gaouaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rogers City AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamid Gaouaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdelaziz Djebar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehdi Boniche in the 82nd minute of the match. Abdelaziz Djebar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehdi Boniche went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute, Boubekeur Méniri 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. Boubekeur Méniri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.