League Play-Off

Van Buren Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mitchell's Lakhdar Sifi 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. Mourad Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Haddadj having to interfere. In the 8th minute Ali Fadhil Mohamed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasreddine Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hicham Zerguelaine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Said Haddadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Said Haddadj was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mourad Benida showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Ali Fadhil Mohamed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Nasreddine Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Ali Fadhil Mohamed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasreddine Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mourad Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Haddadj having to interfere. Mitchell's Said Haddadj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Mitchell from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Benamar Cohen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mitchell's supporters rose to their feet, but Benamar Cohen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasreddine Harkouk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ali Fadhil Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nasreddine Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Sifi in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute Mourad Benida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Said Haddadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lakhdar Sifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lakhdar Sifi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mourad Benida to make the kick off. Lakhdar Sifi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nasreddine Harkouk having to make a save. Faouzi Chebal kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Mourad Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Said Haddadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Van Buren getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Faouzi Chebal hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Hicham Zerguelaine made a precise shot to the right of Said Haddadj. Mitchell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Van Buren's Nasreddine Harkouk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Van Buren from getting a goal against them. Hicham Zerguelaine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Said Haddadj having to interfere. In the 78th minute Mourad Benida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Said Haddadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hicham Zerguelaine came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Van Buren 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 Hicham Zerguelaine couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Benida in the 85th minute of play forced Mitchell's goalkeeper Said Haddadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hicham Zerguelaine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Fadhil Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasreddine Harkouk having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Lakhdar Sifi rounded Van Buren's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1.