League Play-Off

Chackbay
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hamid Aziz made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Chackbay FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Hamid Meniri came free, but Lounès Belloumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Larose's Nordine Camus got control of the ball when Mohamed Cohen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Ahmed Nabil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nassim Drioueche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Larose's Ahmed Nabil got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Mourad Hamdoud sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Larose's Nordine Camus didn't even have to move. Mohamed Cohen struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Nordine Camus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chackbay FC. Nordine Camus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Aziz's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Hamid Aziz charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamid Aziz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Chackbay FC got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Aziz. Nassim Drioueche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lounès Belloumi having to interfere. Lounès Belloumi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdel Hamid Meniri's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Abdel Hamid Meniri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Abdel Hamid Meniri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Larose's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdel Hamid Meniri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lounès Belloumi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mohamed Cohen came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Chackbay FC 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 Mohamed Cohen couldn't finish the play. Lounès Belloumi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdel Hamid Meniri went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lounès Belloumi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nassim Drioueche in the 42nd minute of play. In the 48th minute, Mohamed Cohen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nordine Camus, passed just outside the right post. Nordine Camus was a little too slow when Hamid Aziz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdel Hamid Meniri made a kick off. Nassim Drioueches short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Lounès Belloumi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Larose booed when Chackbay FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farid Kraouche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Larose's Abdel Hamid Meniri saw an opening behind the goalie Lounès Belloumi in the 73rdth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Lounès Belloumi with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. Nassim Drioueche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Lounès Belloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nassim Drioueche took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lounès Belloumi. Lounès Belloumi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Hamid Aziz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chackbay FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamid Aziz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nordine Camus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nordine Camus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Aziz in the 82nd minute of play. Nassim Drioueche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lounès Belloumi having to interfere. Mohamed Cohen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Nordine Camus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Cohen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Larose supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Larose would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.