League Play-Off

Simsbury Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mouloud Benbitour made the kick off and thus started the match. Tedj Madjer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Amrani Mamouni when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tedj Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Amrani Mamouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Mehenni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Mimoun in the 13th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Abdel Mimoun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slocomb AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdel Mimoun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Mehenni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Slocomb AFC's Abdel Mimoun got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdel Mimoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Mohamed Mehenni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Mehenni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nasserredine El-Hadi in the 30th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdel Mimoun in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Mehenni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Mouloud Benbitour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdel Mimoun in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Mehenni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mouloud Benbitour in the 43rd minute of play forced Slocomb AFC's goalkeeper Amrani Mamouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tedj Madjer 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdel Mimoun to strike the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Mehenni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Mimoun, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute, Mohammed Ahmed Bouazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simsbury AFC's Tedj Madjer got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Slocomb AFC booed when Simsbury AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Bilal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute, Nasserredine El-Hadi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mohamed Mehenni, passed just outside the right post. In the 59th minute, Muhammad Belloumi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slocomb AFC's Nasserredine El-Hadi got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Simsbury AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Mimoun came free, but Mohamed Mehenni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chakib Bouzid charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chakib Bouzid the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Abdel Mimoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simsbury AFC's Tedj Madjer got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tedj Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amrani Mamouni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mouloud Benbitour went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Madjer in the 86th minute of play forced Slocomb AFC's goalkeeper Amrani Mamouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Simsbury AFC's zone, Abdel Mimoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Mehenni came out of the goal and Abdel Mimoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute, Nasserredine El-Hadi 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. After some careless play in the Slocomb AFC defense, Mouloud Benbitour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amrani Mamouni. The Slocomb AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amrani Mamouni should have stopped the shot. Simsbury AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Slocomb AFC for a fine match.