League Play-Off

Harrison Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reda Meriem got the match started through his kick off. Muhammad Mammeri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Meskine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Piaf having to interfere. Reda Meriem scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Redha Madjer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benamar Sad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Redha Madjer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benamar Sad, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Cherif Bentifour kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benamar Sad in the 24th minute of play forced Harrison FC's goalkeeper Redha Madjer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Cherif Bentifour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harrison FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aptos AFC the free kick. The supporters of Aptos AFC booed when Harrison FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cherif Bentifour didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Benamar Sad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Madjer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Benamar Sad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Harrison FC's goal looked a bit too open when Reda Meriem came free, but Redha Madjer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Meskine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. René Piaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Muhammad Mammeri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Mammeri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. René Piaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Aptos AFC's Adlène Boniche seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adlène Boniche the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Aptos AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adlène Boniche had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Aptos AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Harrison FC:s goal. When Ali Belmellat fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harrison FC's protests and gave Ali Belmellat a yellow card for diving instead. After 46 played minutes Harrison FC got a freekick which was hit by Ali Belmellat. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Muhammad Mammeri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Benamar Sad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aptos AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benamar Sad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Harrison FC's Redha Madjer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Harrison FC from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the game, Chakib Azzizi-Kettab was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harrison FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aptos AFC the free kick. In the 61st minute, Chakib Azzizi-Kettab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muhammad Mammeri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Piaf having to interfere. Cherif Bentifour hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. If Benamar Sad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Harrison FC's goalkeeper Redha Madjer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Aptos AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Bouteflika to maneuver through the defense. Muhammad Mammeri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Piaf having to interfere. Benamar Sad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Halim Radjef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Mammeri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Meskine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Piaf having to interfere. The Aptos AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.