League Play-Off

Lithonia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Ridley getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Charles Skif hit a great ball. FC Barcelona's El Mohand shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nabil Khalef but with some difficulty. If Noureddine Bentaala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 6 in the game by Noureddine Bentaala from a close distance when the talented Nabil Khalef managed to make a qualified save. Ridley's players were relieved. Nabil Khalef was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Noureddine Bentaala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Hemza Aribi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulhamid Cherfa in the 12th minute of play. Mustapha Zarabi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nabil Khalef having to make a save. Noureddine Bentaala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Nabil Khalef made a huge save. Nabil Khalef made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Noureddine Bentaala sent off a good shot on target. Noureddine Bentaala who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Nabil Khalef when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Mustapha Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nabil Khalef made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noureddine Bentaala in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute Mohamed Raho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Aribi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Charles Skif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nabil Khalef made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Noureddine Bentaala sent off a good shot on target. Mustapha Zarabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Nabil Khalef managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when FC Barcelona's Noureddine Bentaala fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hemza Aribi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Hemdani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hemza Aribi came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Ridley's Mohamed Raho. But to his dismay, Mohamed Raho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdulhamid Cherfa to make the kick off. Mehdi Hemdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mustapha Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nabil Khalef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Noureddine Bentaala in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nabil Khalef prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nabil Khalef made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Zarabi in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Mustapha Zarabi got a free kick in the 68th minute. Mohamed Raho's late challenge caught a FC Barcelona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Raho helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes Ridley got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Raho. El Mohand took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nabil Khalef. Ridley's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ridley's Nabil Khalef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Bentaala in the 85th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Ridley got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Fanon. Nabil Khalef didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noureddine Bentaala went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Noureddine Bentaala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nabil Khalef having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Zarabi in the 93rd minute of play forced Ridley's goalkeeper Nabil Khalef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustapha Zarabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nabil Khalef having to interfere. Nabil Khalef didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noureddine Bentaala went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score.