League Play-Off

Fair Haven Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tayeb Lacen made the kick off which started today's match. When Nadir Raï came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Newcomerstown AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nadir Raï couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Fair Haven FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Salah Liegeon hit a great ball. Abdelhamid Faudel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelhamid Faudel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nadir Raï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nadir Raï came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Newcomerstown AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nadir Raï couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Tayeb Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayeb Liegeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Tayeb Lacen 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. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Faudel having to interfere. Nordine Zarabi's late challenge caught a Newcomerstown AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nordine Zarabi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Nordine Zarabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salah Liegeon during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Fair Haven FC defense, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdelhamid Faudel. The Fair Haven FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdelhamid Faudel should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch to make the kick off. Tayeb Lacen took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tayeb Liegeon. Tayeb Liegeon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The Fair Haven FC fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Fair Haven FC's Tayeb Lacen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 62 played minutes Newcomerstown AFC got a freekick which was hit by Zoheir Saïfi. If Nadir Raï had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalida Dahar hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tayeb Lacen in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tayeb Liegeon saved Newcomerstown AFC from getting behind. Abdelhamid Faudel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to Fair Haven FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Hamid Benflis hit a great ball. Newcomerstown AFC's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Fair Haven FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Salah Liegeon hit a great ball. Fair Haven FC's Abdelhamid Faudel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Fair Haven FC from getting a goal against them. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Said recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Rachid Said sped through Newcomerstown AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tayeb Liegeon. Rachid Said received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tayeb Liegeon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Lacen in the 93rd minute of play forced Newcomerstown AFC's goalkeeper Tayeb Liegeon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newcomerstown AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lelouch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.