League Play-Off

Fort Salonga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mohammed Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud made the kick off and thus started the match. Fort Salonga's Farid Bencheikh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammed Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Cheb Al-Jazairia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Henry's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Al-Jazairia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cheb Mimoun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdelhamid Skif having to make a save. Farid Bencheikh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Al-Jazairia, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Farid Bencheikh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammed Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Henry booed when Fort Salonga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farid Tlemcani didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cheb Al-Jazairia came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Henry 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 Cheb Al-Jazairia couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Kamel Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 23 played minutes Henry got a freekick which was hit by Abdel Hamid Kaci Said. Cheb Mimoun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Skif having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Henry's Cherif Bensaïd got a free kick in the 28th minute. 40 minutes into the game, Cheb Al-Jazairia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Farid Bencheikh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cheb Mimoun to make the kick off. In the 69th minute, Mohammed Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Farid Bencheikh. The goal made the score 1-2. Abdelhamid Skif showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheb Mimoun in the 76th minute of the match. Mohammed Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farid Bencheikh having to interfere. Abdelhamid Skif showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamel Zerguelaine in the 88th minute of the match. The Henry supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Henry would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.