League Play-Off

Haynesville Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lili Fanon kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Mehdi Reda Madouni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shaler Township fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Haynesville booed when Shaler Township was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fergani Hanin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Dib in the 17th minute of play forced Haynesville's goalkeeper Abderraouf Boutella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abderraouf Boutella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Dib in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Dib in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abderraouf Boutella prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lili Fanon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Noureddine Saïdi-Sief tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Shaler Township's goalkeeper Noureddine Saïdi-Sief had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chih Kerkar. Chih Kerkars short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Noureddine Saïdi-Sief to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mehdi Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Mehdi Reda Madouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderraouf Boutella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmed Djamel charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Djamel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehdi Reda Madouni in the 45th minute of play forced Haynesville's goalkeeper Abderraouf Boutella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Haynesville's goal looked a bit too open when Mehdi Reda Madouni came free, but Abderraouf Boutella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Noureddine Saïdi-Sief made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Méniri in the 51st minute of play. A hard shot by Farès Medjoudj from long distance, 54 minutes into the match, got Abderraouf Boutella's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Dib in the 56th minute of play forced Haynesville's goalkeeper Abderraouf Boutella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehdi Reda Madouni might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abderraouf Boutella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehdi Reda Madouni ran back to his position shaking his head. After 68 minutes of play, Haynesville's Chih Kerkar made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noureddine Saïdi-Sief was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Mehdi Reda Madouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the game, Mohamed Dib cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Abderraouf Boutella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th match minute, Shaler Township was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Dib to maneuver through the defense. Chih Kerkar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noureddine Saïdi-Sief having to make a save. Noureddine Saïdi-Sief showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lili Fanon, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Lili Fanon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noureddine Saïdi-Sief having to interfere. Shaler Township's Mehdi Reda Madouni got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mehdi Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.