League Play-Off

Not Today Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Mekhloufi took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Karim Mekhloufi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Smail Bessou to make any attempt to save it. In the 14th minute Farès Mansouri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Amrouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Brahim Saïdi-Sief 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. Not Today's Ali Amrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farès Mansouri in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Noureddine Saïfi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farès Mansouri in the 23rd minute of play forced Not Today's goalkeeper Ali Amrouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes, Edmond Kourichi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Not Today and the North Crossett FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Edmond Kourichi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Amrouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelaziz Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Amrouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Soltani in the 36th minute of play. Noureddine Saïfi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ali Amrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Amrouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Saïfi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. With 48 minutes on the clock, Yacine Ammour commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Not Today:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of North Crossett FC:s goal. The referee gave North Crossett FC a penalty, 51 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Safy Bencheikh, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Not Today's Ali Amrouche. 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Farès Mansouri made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Not Today's Edmond Kourichi got a free kick in the 58th minute. Ali Amrouche was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Safy Bencheikh. Edmond Kourichi kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. If Brahim Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Not Today's goalkeeper Ali Amrouche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Farès Mansouri in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Amrouche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Farès Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Noureddine Saïfi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Not Today's Ali Amrouche got control of the ball when Noureddine Saïfi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Farès Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Amrouche having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the North Crossett FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.