League Play-Off

Colby Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Ahmed Fergani fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laplace's protests and gave Ahmed Fergani a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Laplace getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ahmed Fergani hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Farid Nasro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Colby's Toufik Gourion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Lacen in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colby's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmed Fergani was slow to take the kick. During this time Laplace's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rabah Lacen in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toufik Gourion saved Colby from getting behind. Laplace's Zoheir Said played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi in the 19th minute of play. Toufik Gourion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Lacen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi 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. In the 30th minute, Farid Nasro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zoheir Said was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 34 minutes, Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Laplace's Zoheir Said tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Rabah Lacen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toufik Gourion was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Zoheir Said, passed just outside the right post. Zoheir Said made an important save on a dangerous shot by Farid Nasro in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rabah Lacen made the kick off in the second half. Zoheir Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farid Nasro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Zoheir Said tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zoheir Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi's late challenge caught a Laplace's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Colby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 76 minutes, Kassel Cohen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kassel Cohen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Abdelhamid Oussar came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Laplace 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 Abdelhamid Oussar couldn't finish the play. Abdellah Medjadi Kourichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laplace's Zoheir Said played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farid Nasro in the 81st minute of play. Rabah Lacen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Laplace booed when Colby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daho Khendu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rabah Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Toufik Gourion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Kassel Cohen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Abdelhamid Oussar made a precise shot to the right of Toufik Gourion. Colby's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Colby had played much better football throughout.