League Play-Off

Destrehan Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nabil Benyamina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salah Mérah-Benida in the 3rd minute. Abdel Yahia struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olive Branch FC. If Jean-Baptiste Ben Khalidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the game, one of Olive Branch FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Reda Aboulker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Salah Mérah-Benida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Reda Aboulker in the 17th minute of the match. When Abdel Yahia came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Olive Branch 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 Abdel Yahia couldn't finish the play. After 23 minutes, Mohamed Sofiane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olive Branch FC and the Destrehan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdel Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief having to interfere. When Olive Branch FC's Ahmed Reda Aboulker in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Destrehan FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nabil Benyamina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelnacer Aït Salem in the 38th minute. The attack was good, but when Jean-Baptiste Ben Khalidi in the 41st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Destrehan FC's Abdelnacer Aït Salem got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olive Branch FC's goalkeeper Nabil Benyamina, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Abdelnacer Aït Salem 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdel Yahia to make the kick off. Olive Branch FC's Nabil Benyamina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Baptiste Ben Khalidi in the 53rd minute of play. Olive Branch FC's Nabil Benyamina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnacer Aït Salem in the 54th minute of play. Mohamed Aït Salem's late challenge caught a Destrehan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Aït Salem helped the player get up and apologised. Mohamed Aït Salem kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Baptiste Ben Khalidi in the 61st minute of play forced Olive Branch FC's goalkeeper Nabil Benyamina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes in the game, Abdel Yahia fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief having to interfere. With his leg Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Olive Branch FC's Ahmed Reda Aboulker fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Abdelnacer Aït Salem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Destrehan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelnacer Aït Salem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Benyamina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdel Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief having to interfere. Abdel Yahia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rachid Baba Ali Saïdi-Sief came out and tried to block the shot, but Abdel Yahia slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 88th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Destrehan FC had won after a very even match.