League Play-Off

Winchester
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Smail Boudjedra started the match with the kick off. Karim Kraouche kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 9th minute Smail Boudjedra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelkader Bensaoula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Smail Boudjedra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon El-Hadi in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anthar Merbah, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Anthar Halimi charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthar Halimi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anthar Halimi kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Winchester AFC's Jussef Ben Timsit tried to score from far away in the 19th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lakhdar Djura's late challenge caught a Camden FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lakhdar Djura helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Winchester AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lakhdar Djura hit a great ball. Karim El-Hadi charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karim El-Hadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Karim El-Hadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Camden FC's goalkeeper Anthar Merbah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leon El-Hadi. When Leon El-Hadi came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Winchester 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 Leon El-Hadi couldn't finish the play. Ali Ben Khalidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkader Bensaoula came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Camden FC's Smail Boudjedra. But to his dismay, Smail Boudjedra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Leon El-Hadi in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anthar Merbah, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hamid Chaouchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hamid Chaouchi made a kick off. Winchester AFC's Hamid Chaouchi got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anthar Merbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon El-Hadi in the 58th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Camden FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Chaouchi came free, but Anthar Merbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Camden FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Djamel Bilal hit a great ball. Djamel Bilal kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Hamid Chaouchi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Anthar Merbah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Smail Boudjedra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon El-Hadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthar Merbah having to interfere. Abdelkader Bensaoula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Smail Boudjedra, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. If Ali Ben Khalidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th match minute, Winchester AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim El-Hadi to maneuver through the defense. If Ali Ben Khalidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.