League Play-Off

Chalan Kanoa Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Chalan Kanoa AFC's Bouzid Cavalli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute, Edmond Bey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clute AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Chalan Kanoa AFC's Hemza Larfaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hameur Meniri in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chalan Kanoa AFC's goalkeeper Hemza Larfaoui, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Hameur Meniri notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Chalan Kanoa AFC's Hemza Larfaoui. Hemza Larfaoui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Bouzid Cavalli came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Chalan Kanoa 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 Bouzid Cavalli couldn't finish the play. After 32 played minutes Bouzid Cavalli rounded Clute AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. 37 minutes into the match, Edmond Bey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hemza Larfaoui. Chalan Kanoa AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmond Bey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 41st minute, Edmond Bey ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hemza Larfaoui was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 46th minute, Youssef Boutabout hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Ferhat Belloumi in the 48th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Hemza Larfaoui's left hand side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmond Bey made a kick off. Mouloud Cavalli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaba Bencherif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hemza Larfaoui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hameur Meniri in the 59th minute. A collision led to Chalan Kanoa AFC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Lakhdar Bitat hit a great ball. Hameur Meniri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hemza Larfaoui having to make a save. In the 73rd minute Chaba Bencherif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Cavalli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Ahmed Ahmed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohammed Mekhloufi charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohammed Mekhloufi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 81 minutes into the match, Chalan Kanoa AFC's Ahmed Ahmed broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Abdulhamid Sellal kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Clute AFC's zone, Bouzid Cavalli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mouloud Cavalli came out of the goal and Bouzid Cavalli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clute AFC's Hameur Meniri got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Edmond Bey fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Hemza Larfaoui, passed just outside the right post. Hemza Larfaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmond Bey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute Edmond Bey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Larfaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Clute AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.