League Play-Off

South Russell
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Breckinridge's Belaid Haddou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Breckinridge's Nadir Saïd-Guerni in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye South Russell AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4th match minute, South Russell AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdel Hamid Bezzaz to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Fodil Madouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. South Russell AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Breckinridge the free kick. In the 8th minute, Fodil Madouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Breckinridge's Jean-Baptiste Heddou couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for South Russell AFC. Abdelhamid Menad charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelhamid Menad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Breckinridge:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of South Russell AFC:s goal. 16 minutes into the match, South Russell AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Belaid Haddou came free, but Amrani Bensaïd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nadir Saïd-Guerni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nasreddine Aït Salem kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Sofiane Mezair took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Mokdad Brahami to make any attempt to save it. In the 26th minute, Abdelhamid Meskine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Breckinridge's goal looked a bit too open when Rafik Djenia Lkbira came free, but Mokdad Brahami reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Belaid Haddou sped through South Russell AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Amrani Bensaïd. 34 minutes into the match, Nadir Saïd-Guerni notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of South Russell AFC's Amrani Bensaïd. Amrani Bensaïd was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute, Belaid Haddou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amrani Bensaïd was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. If Nadir Saïd-Guerni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Amrani Bensaïd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belaid Haddou in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

In the 53rd minute, Rafik Djenia Lkbira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The South Russell AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Breckinridge's Belaid Haddou got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, South Russell AFC's Amrani Bensaïd got control of the ball when Nadir Saïd-Guerni tried to sneak it across the goal line. 3-4 became the score in the 65th minute when Belaid Haddou elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Nadir Saïd-Guerni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amrani Bensaïd having to interfere. In the 76thth minute of the game Belaid Haddou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but South Russell AFC's Amrani Bensaïd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th match minute, South Russell AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasreddine Aït Salem to maneuver through the defense. South Russell AFC's Fodil Madouni got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Fodil Madouni off the ground. In the 80th minute, Fodil Madouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Breckinridge's Jean-Baptiste Heddou couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 81st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for South Russell AFC. With a little luck, South Russell AFC's Amrani Bensaïd got control of the ball when Nadir Saïd-Guerni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdelhamid Meskine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Mokdad Brahami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sofiane Mezair scored 4-4 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mokdad Brahami, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.