League Play-Off

North Decatur
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdel Hamid Dib started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grand Ledge's goalkeeper Mourad Mami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Meziane Faudel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mourad Mami. Grand Ledge's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, North Decatur AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Amar Hamouda came free, but Mohamed Feraoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Abdel Hamid Dib shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mourad Mami saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th match minute, Grand Ledge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fodil Haddou to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Feraoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Said Hindi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 26 minutes, Abdel Hamid Dib managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Decatur AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdel Hamid Dib was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Abdel Hamid Dib came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the North Decatur 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 Abdel Hamid Dib couldn't finish the play. Mohamed Bezzaz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 31st playminute. After a rather tough play, North Decatur AFC's Mohamed Bezzaz got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amar Hamouda in the 35th minute of play forced North Decatur AFC's goalkeeper Mohamed Feraoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. North Decatur AFC's Mohamed Feraoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Said Hindi in the 37th minute of play. Mohamed Feraoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amar Hamouda in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Grand Ledge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Mamouni to maneuver through the defense. 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 wind increased when Amar Hamouda made the kick off in the second half. Mourad Mami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdel Hamid Dib in the 51st minute of play. Grand Ledge's Mourad Mami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Hamid Dib in the 55th minute of play. After 61 played minutes North Decatur AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nasser Arrache. Mohamed Feraoun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Mamouni in the 64th minute. The supporters of Grand Ledge booed when North Decatur AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasser Arrache didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match Grand Ledge got a corner. North Decatur AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yacine Belaout ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Grand Ledge's Yacine Belaout to fire away a dangerous shot which Mohamed Feraoun despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. North Decatur AFC's Abdel Hamid Dib got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mourad Mami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Bezzaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Mohamed Bezzaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Mourad Mami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The North Decatur AFC fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when North Decatur AFC's Abdel Hamid Dib 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. 94 minutes into the match, Grand Ledge's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Hamid Dib came free, but Mourad Mami reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. North Decatur AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.