League Play-Off

Tawas City Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mokdad Sennaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Lakhdar Brahami who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tawas City's Smail Zitouni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Sid Harkouk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tawas City's supporters rose to their feet, but Sid Harkouk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Ulansi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Bentifour in the 12th minute of play forced Derry FC's goalkeeper Rabah Ulansi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Tawas City's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Kaci Moussa came free, but Smail Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Bentifour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Ulansi having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Tawas City's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Brahami came free, but Smail Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Mohammad Kaci Moussa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Derry FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tawas City the free kick. After 30 played minutes Derry FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Kaci Moussa. Derry FC's Rabah Ulansi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Derry FC from getting a goal against them. Derry FC's Rabah Ulansi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Derry FC from getting a goal against them. Tawas City's Rachid Boniche suffered a sore thigh after 35 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 35 minutes into the game, Abdellah Medjadi Belkacem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Derry FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tawas City the free kick. In the 36th minute, Abdellah Medjadi Belkacem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lakhdar Brahami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smail Zitouni having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, Derry FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kateb Cohen-Tannoudji to maneuver through the defense. Sid Harkouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Ulansi having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 45th minute when Lakhdar Brahami elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd minute, Mohammad Kaci Moussa made a precise shot to the right of Smail Zitouni. Tawas City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Smail Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakhdar Brahami, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Smail Zitouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammad Kaci Moussa in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Tawas City's goalkeeper Smail Zitouni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohammad Kaci Moussa. 61 minutes into the match, Derry FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Harkouk came free, but Rabah Ulansi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lakhdar Brahami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammad Kaci Moussa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute Lakhdar Brahami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Zitouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Derry FC's zone, Sid Harkouk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Ulansi came out of the goal and Sid Harkouk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sid Harkouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Lakhdar Brahami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Derry FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lakhdar Brahami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Smail Zitouni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lakhdar Brahami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Smail Zitouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammad Kaci Moussa took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Smail Zitouni. Smail Zitouni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Derry FC's zone, Sid Harkouk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Ulansi came out of the goal and Sid Harkouk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lakhdar Brahami might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Smail Zitouni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lakhdar Brahami ran back to his position shaking his head. Smail Zitouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammad Kaci Moussa in the 96th minute. The Derry FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Derry FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.