League Play-Off

Foxden
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelhamid Mamouni got the match started through his kick off. Tedj Merbah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Madjid Fanon in the 3rd minute. Foxes's Madjid Fanon got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Ben Ben Khalidi during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Beckett Ridge booed when Foxes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Ben Ben Khalidi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Foxes's zone, Mansour Bey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohammad Zouba came out of the goal and Mansour Bey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelhamid Mamouni in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tedj Merbah saved Beckett Ridge from getting behind. Madjid Fanon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Merbah having to interfere. Mansour Bey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 minutes, Abdelhamid Mamouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Foxes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelhamid Mamouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, Abdelhamid Mamouni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tedj Merbah. The goal made the score 1-0. With his leg Tedj Merbah managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Foxes's Madjid Fanon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 44th minute, Mansour Bey ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohammad Zouba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mansour Bey made a kick off. Tedj Merbah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Mamouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 minutes, Fateh Beloufa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beckett Ridge and the Foxes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beckett Ridge's Fateh Beloufa got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Beckett Ridge's Tedj Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheb Kharroubi in the 57th minute of play. Mohammad Zouba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Bey in the 60th minute of the match. If Madjid Fanon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 63 minutes, Karim Boniche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beckett Ridge and the Foxes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beckett Ridge's Karim Boniche got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Madjid Fanon in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tedj Merbah saved Beckett Ridge from getting behind. Cheb Kharroubi charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb Kharroubi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Cheb Kharroubi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 76 minutes, Mansour Bey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beckett Ridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansour Bey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute of the match Yasmina Boutabout sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tedj Merbah skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Foxes booed when Beckett Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fateh Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Foxes's Yasmina Boutabout tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Foxes's Abdelhamid Mamouni in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Beckett Ridge's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Foxes booed when Beckett Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fateh Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Abdelhamid Mamouni made a precise shot to the right of Tedj Merbah. Beckett Ridge's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Foxes had won after a very even match.