League Play-Off

Kutztown Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamid Bourebbou got the match started through his kick off. Hamid Bourebbou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abd al-Aziz Assad having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Nassim Bezzaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmed Mammeri's late challenge caught a Kutztown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Mammeri helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmed Mammeri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abd al-Aziz Assad having to make a save. In the 18th minute Abdelhamid Temmam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walid Teissier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kenedy FC's Hamid Bourebbou in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kutztown's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelhamid Temmam in the 23rd minute of play forced Kenedy FC's goalkeeper Walid Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kutztown's Abdelhamid Temmam was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 27th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Kenedy FC's Ahmed Mammeri got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Hamid Bourebbou notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Kutztown's Abd al-Aziz Assad. Abd al-Aziz Assad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abdelhamid Temmam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelhamid Temmam made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hameur Yacine in the 52nd minute of play forced Kenedy FC's goalkeeper Walid Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamid Bourebbou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abd al-Aziz Assad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Bourebbou in the 57th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 59 minutes into the game, when Houari Cohen-Tannoudji put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kutztown fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 61 minutes, Kenedy FC's Nasserredine Benchenaa got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abd al-Aziz Assad. If Hamid Bourebbou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walid Teissier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hameur Yacine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Hameur Yacine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kutztown's supporters rose to their feet, but Hameur Yacine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walid Teissier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmed Mammeri got free with Abd al-Aziz Assad in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Hamid Bourebbou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abd al-Aziz Assad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Bourebbou in the 85th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Said Bitat during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Kutztown:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kenedy FC:s goal. In the 97th minute, Ahmed Mammeri made a precise shot to the right of Abd al-Aziz Assad. Kutztown's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. After having played for 101 minutes, Ahmed Mammeri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kenedy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Mammeri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kenedy FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.