League Play-Off

Gouverneur Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Smail Mamouni started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Abdelhamid Zaaboub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mokdad Drioueche during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Gouverneur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mokdad Drioueche to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Kader in the 14th minute of play forced Gouverneur's goalkeeper Chadli Oussalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Smail Mamouni in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chadli Oussalah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelmalek Taha in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yacine Khelaifia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdelmalek Taha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Yacine Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hameur Massi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, West Allis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Taha came free, but Yacine Khelaifia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Abdelmalek Taha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yacine Khelaifia was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Abdelmalek Taha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yacine Khelaifia having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Abdelhani Bentaala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. West Allis FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gouverneur the free kick. Abdelmalek Taha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chadli Oussalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhani Bentaala in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelmalek Taha made a kick off. If Hameur Massi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Khelaifia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hameur Massi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yacine Khelaifia came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Gouverneur's Abdelmalek Taha. But to his dismay, Abdelmalek Taha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 70th minute Abdelmalek Taha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yacine Khelaifia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hameur Massi came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Gouverneur fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hameur Massi couldn't finish the play. Chadli Oussalah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Kader in the 77th minute. Smail Mamouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Kader blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chadli Oussalah having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Abdelmalek Taha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gouverneur's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelmalek Taha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yacine Khelaifia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to West Allis FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Abdelhani Bentaala hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gouverneur had won after a very even match.