League Play-Off

Duncanville
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thelma Belhadj kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Nuno Linares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdellah Medjadi Radjef. Duncanville FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuno Linares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nuno Linares in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdellah Medjadi Radjef prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Nuno Linares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdellah Medjadi Radjef was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Rabah Harkouk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chadli Ramdane went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Nuno Linares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdellah Medjadi Radjef was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Rabah Harkouk made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Fouad Belkacem sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Ismael Belkacem had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdellah Medjadi Radjef. Duncanville FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ismael Belkacem was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chadli Ramdane got free with Rabah Harkouk in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nuno Linares took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdellah Medjadi Radjef. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Chadli Ramdane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rabah Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yacine Fellahi hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the game, Jericho AFC's Nuno Linares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. The Duncanville FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jericho AFC were winning 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Linares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nuno Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Linares in the 53rd minute of the match. Ismael Belkacem might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdellah Medjadi Radjef. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismael Belkacem ran back to his position shaking his head. Jericho AFC's Nuno Linares got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adlène Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdellah Medjadi Radjef having to interfere. Nuno Linares struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jericho AFC. Yacine Fellahi hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Duncanville FC's Abdellah Medjadi Radjef proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Duncanville FC from getting a goal against them. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Linares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Linares in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdellah Medjadi Radjef saved Duncanville FC from getting behind. In the 78th match minute, Duncanville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yazid Raho to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Abdellah Medjadi Radjef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adlène Benhabiles hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Nuno Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdellah Medjadi Radjef having to interfere. Rabah Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thelma Belhadj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Linares got free with Abdellah Medjadi Radjef in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rabah Harkouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hameur Saïfi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The Duncanville FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Jericho AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.