League Play-Off

Oak Hill Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Smail Sahraoui made the kick off and thus started the match. Rabah Bouzid kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Mimoun Ouid Amara kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Samir Tahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oak Hill's Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Tahar in the 7th minute of play. Abdelhani Daham made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Hakim Malek sent off a good shot on target. If Smail Sahraoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Samir Tahar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Iola AFC's Abdelhani Daham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Iola AFC from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes into the game, Iola AFC's Smail Sahraoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Smail Sahraoui in the 26th minute of play forced Oak Hill's goalkeeper Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hakim Malek's late challenge caught a Iola AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hakim Malek helped the player get up and apologised. Hakim Malek hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Abdelkader Boulebda charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelkader Boulebda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Iola AFC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Abdelkader Boulebda hit a great ball. Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Smail Sahraoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Hakim Malek 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. 40 minutes into the match, Oak Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Samir Tahar came free, but Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Oak Hill defense, Samir Tahar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf. The Oak Hill fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Meziane Kermali made the kick off in the second half. Samir Tahar came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meziane Kermali in the 55th minute of play forced Iola AFC's goalkeeper Abdelhani Daham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakim Malek in the 59th minute of play forced Iola AFC's goalkeeper Abdelhani Daham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Abdelkader Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Oak Hill's Said Feraoun got a free kick in the 75th minute. Oak Hill's Meziane Kermali got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Hakim Malek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdelhani Daham. Iola AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hakim Malek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. A collision led to Oak Hill getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Said Feraoun hit a great ball. A hard shot by Rabah Bouzid from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 92nd match minute, Oak Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Messaoudi to maneuver through the defense. Smail Sahraoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zīn ud-Dīn Zaaf having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Iola AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.