League Play-Off

Alvarado Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Youssef Nekkar made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to River Road AFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hemza Sellal hit a great ball. Noureddine Ziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Boulmerka having to interfere. After 13 played minutes, River Road AFC's Rabah Sad shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdelhamid Zaaf 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 River Road AFC reached it. After 17 played minutes Alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Nouara Hamdoud. Mohamed Boudjedra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to River Road AFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ben Horr hit a great ball. When Noureddine Ziani came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Alvarado 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 Noureddine Ziani couldn't finish the play. The supporters of River Road AFC booed when Alvarado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nouara Hamdoud didn't get a good kick on the ball. When River Road AFC's Hamid Horr in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvarado's goalie prevented a goal. Samir Boulmerka came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Alvarado's Youssef Nekkar. But to his dismay, Youssef Nekkar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Abdelhamid Zaaf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Boudjedra in the 46th minute of the match. Mohamed Boudjedra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Abdelhamid Zaaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamid Horr to make the kick off. Hamid Horr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Abdelhamid Zaaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd match minute, Alvarado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouara Hamdoud to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alvarado's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Zaaf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hemza Sellal charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hemza Sellal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, River Road AFC's Hemza Sellal got a free kick in the 58th minute. Mohamed Boudjedra kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Samir Boulmerka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noureddine Ziani in the 61st minute of the match. Samir Boulmerka came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Alvarado's Youssef Nekkar. But to his dismay, Youssef Nekkar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A hard shot 69 in the game by Mohamed Boudjedra from a close distance when the talented Abdelhamid Zaaf managed to make a qualified save. Alvarado's players were relieved. Hamid Horr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Abdelhamid Zaaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelhamid Zaaf made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Hamid Horr sent off a good shot on target. After 81 played minutes Alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Oussar. In the 82nd minute, Hamid Horr fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. River Road AFC's Mohamed Boudjedra got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Alvarado's Hakim Madjer got a free kick in the 85th minute. Ben Horr hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Samir Boulmerka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youssef Nekkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. River Road AFC's Samir Boulmerka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youssef Nekkar in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alvarado fans cheered their team off the field, for while River Road AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.