League Play-Off

Indiantown Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Muhammad Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Farès Ibrir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Indiantown getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nasreddine Chaib hit a great ball. After 7 played minutes Statesville AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lounès Moussa. Abd al-Aziz Meriems short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Smail Ouadah to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rabah Boniche hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. If Farès Radjef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farès Ibrir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammad Zitouni in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes Indiantown got a freekick which was hit by Brahim Bouzid. Farès Ibrir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chakib Hemdani, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Farès Ibrir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chakib Hemdani in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Muhammad Zitouni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Statesville AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Muhammad Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Farès Ibrir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farès Radjef succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 35th playminute. With a little luck, Statesville AFC's Smail Ouadah got control of the ball when Farès Radjef tried to sneak it across the goal line. Indiantown's Farès Ibrir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chakib Hemdani in the 43rd minute of play. Smail Ouadah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abd al-Aziz Meriem in the 45th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Statesville AFC's Muhammad Zitouni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farès Ibrir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chakib Hemdani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Farès Ibrir was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Chakib Hemdani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chakib Hemdani really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Chakib Hemdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Ibrir having to interfere. With a little luck, Indiantown's Farès Ibrir got control of the ball when Muhammad Zitouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Indiantown's Farès Radjef got a free kick in the 74th minute. Muhammad Zitouni who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Farès Ibrir when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Abd al-Aziz Meriem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th match minute, Statesville AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Boniche to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes Indiantown got a freekick which was hit by Abdelmalek Sadi. Abd al-Aziz Meriem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Statesville AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Indiantown:s goal. Ferhat Bensaoula kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Aziz Meriem in the 96th minute of play forced Statesville AFC's goalkeeper Smail Ouadah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferhat Bensaoula hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute Farès Radjef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Ouadah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Statesville AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Indiantown from taking control. The game ends in a draw.