League Play-Off

Abbotsford Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lakhdar Zaoui made the kick off which started today's match. Halim Hadjar came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Copperas Cove AFC's Nassim Bitat. But to his dismay, Nassim Bitat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Redha Mami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida Bouazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guillaume Laurent Abdessalam kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Abbotsford's zone, Kamel Bouchemla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halim Hadjar came out of the goal and Kamel Bouchemla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Halim Hadjar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Dahleb in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copperas Cove AFC's goalkeeper Redha Mami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nassim Bitat kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Abdel Dahleb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Copperas Cove AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakhdar Zaoui in the 26th minute of play forced Abbotsford's goalkeeper Halim Hadjar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abbotsford's Halim Hadjar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Zaoui in the 26th minute of play. Amine Saadane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Copperas Cove AFC's Cheb Zenia got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th match minute, Copperas Cove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fawzi Belfaa to maneuver through the defense. Amine Saadane might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Redha Mami. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amine Saadane ran back to his position shaking his head. Salah Gourion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amine Saadane might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Redha Mami. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amine Saadane ran back to his position shaking his head. After 38 played minutes Abbotsford got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Laurent Abdessalam. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amine Saadane to make the kick off. Abdel Dahleb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Halim Hadjar made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amine Saadane in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Redha Mami prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Copperas Cove AFC's Mohammad Mansouri got a free kick in the 56th minute. Halim Hadjar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakhdar Zaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Amine Saadane sped through Copperas Cove AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Redha Mami. 66 minutes into the match, Lakhdar Zaoui dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Halim Hadjar, 1-3. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copperas Cove AFC's goalkeeper Redha Mami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmed Daham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guillaume Laurent Abdessalam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Redha Mami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Abbotsford's goalkeeper Halim Hadjar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Said Sifi. Abbotsford's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Abdel Dahleb scored to the left of an out of position Halim Hadjar, making the score, 1-4. Lakhdar Zaoui scored 1-5 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Halim Hadjar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Abbotsford's Salah Gourion nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Redha Mami made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5.