League Play-Off

Woodstown
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reda Meriem made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th match minute, Woodstown AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Guessoum to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Aptos AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdelaziz Soltani fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nadir Yacef struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. René Piaf didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodstown AFC. 19 minutes into the match, Reda Meriem had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohamed Moussaoui. Woodstown AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reda Meriem was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Rabah Benflis kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. René Piaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelaziz Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karim Guessoum during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Woodstown AFC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Karim Guessoum hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Reda Meriem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abdelaziz Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Piaf having to interfere. René Piaf made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Nadir Yacef sent off a good shot on target. Abdelaziz Soltani had several of the Aptos AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 40 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed René Piaf as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benamar Sad in the 43rd minute of play forced Woodstown AFC's goalkeeper Mohamed Moussaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdelaziz Soltani to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelaziz Soltani in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg René Piaf saved Aptos AFC from getting behind. 56 minutes into the match, Woodstown AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Reda Meriem came free, but Mohamed Moussaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Belkhadem kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Reda Meriem struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Mohamed Moussaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aptos AFC. Cheb Belkhadem hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match, Reda Meriem tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mohamed Moussaoui saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Benamar Sads short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Mohamed Moussaoui to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 63rdth minute of the game Reda Meriem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woodstown AFC's Mohamed Moussaoui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Reda Meriem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Mohamed Moussaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. René Piaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelaziz Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelaziz Soltani in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck René Piaf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Khalida Lamine hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Nadir Yacef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. René Piaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Guessoum got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 92nd match minute, Woodstown AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Guessoum to maneuver through the defense. René Piaf came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Woodstown AFC's Nadir Yacef. But to his dismay, Nadir Yacef quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Aptos AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Woodstown AFC.