League Play-Off

Cricket Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sid Ahmed Belloumi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hocine Apap showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Ahmed Belloumi in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Albia's Yacine Cohen got a free kick in the 5th minute. Sid Ahmed Belloumi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Apap having to interfere. After 8 minutes, Noureddine Hemdani made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Albia's Hocine Apap tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Djamel Nabil kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Albia's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Ahmed Belloumi came free, but Hocine Apap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Djamel Nabil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Albia's zone, Sid Ahmed Belloumi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hocine Apap came out of the goal and Sid Ahmed Belloumi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sid Ahmed Belloumi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Hocine Apap tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Djamel Nabil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 44th minute Hamid Brahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Albia's zone, Noureddine Hemdani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hocine Apap came out of the goal and Noureddine Hemdani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Yacine Cohen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hamid Brahimi made a kick off. Sid Ahmed Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cricket's zone, Djamel Nabil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb came out of the goal and Djamel Nabil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 73 minutes of play, Cricket's Noureddine Hemdani made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hocine Apap was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Djamel Nabil in the 76th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Djamel Nabil sent off a good shot on target. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Brahimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Hamid Brahimi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albia's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamid Brahimi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Noureddine Hemdani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelhamid Souakri during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Cricket was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelhamid Souakri to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Hamid Brahimi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mohamed Ben Ahmed Dahleb, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Cricket's Abdelhamid Souakri got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cricket fans cheered their team off the field, for while Albia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.