League Play-Off

Hernando
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rabah Mansouri took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Guillaume Laurent Soltani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Chaouchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Chaouchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani in the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to Hernando AFC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Abdellah Medjadi Mohand hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Nadir Larfaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Larfaoui in the 12th minute of play forced Hernando AFC's goalkeeper Ali Chaouchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillaume Laurent Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Chaouchi having to interfere. Hernando AFC's Ali Chaouchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nadir Larfaoui in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Larfaoui in the 22nd minute of play forced Hernando AFC's goalkeeper Ali Chaouchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Guillaume Laurent Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lawrenceville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillaume Laurent Soltani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nadir Djamel hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hernando AFC's El Bouguerra got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match Fouad Merbah sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Chaouchi skillfully saved the ball. After 37th play minutes Guillaume Laurent Soltani shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Ali Chaouchi and just under the crossbar into goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guillaume Laurent Soltani was the one to do the kick off. Ali Chaouchi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Nadir Larfaouis short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Ali Chaouchi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Madjid Besseghir hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Hernando AFC's Ahmed Piaf couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lawrenceville FC. When Guillaume Laurent Soltani came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Lawrenceville FC 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 Guillaume Laurent Soltani couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Nadir Larfaoui got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. El Bouguerra kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Nadir Larfaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Chaouchi having to interfere. The supporters of Lawrenceville FC booed when Hernando AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madhi Chaib didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Chaouchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Madjid Besseghir fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lawrenceville FC's protests and gave Madjid Besseghir a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lawrenceville FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Madjid Besseghir hit a great ball. If Guillaume Laurent Soltani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Chaouchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani in the 92nd minute of play. The Hernando AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lawrenceville FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Lawrenceville FC.