League Play-Off

Painesville Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bouzid Cavalli kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaba Bencherif in the 4th minute of play forced Painesville's goalkeeper Karim Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Slimane Macias reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hemza Larfaoui. The goal made the score 1-0. Chaba Bencherif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Slimane Macias in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hemza Larfaoui, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaba Bencherif in the 20th minute of play forced Painesville's goalkeeper Karim Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Smail Merbah's late challenge caught a Chalan Kanoa AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Smail Merbah helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Painesville's Slimane Macias got a free kick in the 30th minute. Karim Bouzid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaba Bencherif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Yazid Meskine 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. Karim Bouzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bouzid Cavalli in the 38th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yazid Meskine was the one to do the kick off. Hemza Larfaoui came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Painesville's Slimane Macias. But to his dismay, Slimane Macias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Chalan Kanoa AFC's Hemza Larfaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slimane Macias in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Yazid Meskine 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. 63 minutes into the game, Hocine Lacen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Painesville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chalan Kanoa AFC the free kick. In the 70th minute, Chaba Bencherif 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. Slimane Macias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, Lakhdar Bitat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Chalan Kanoa AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Meskine came free, but Hemza Larfaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yazid Meskine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Meskine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Larfaoui having to interfere. Hemza Larfaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slimane Macias in the 90th minute of play. With a little luck, Painesville's Karim Bouzid got control of the ball when Chaba Bencherif tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Painesville defense, Bouzid Cavalli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karim Bouzid. The Painesville fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karim Bouzid should have stopped the shot.