League Play-Off

Beckett Ridge Stadiu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hakim El-Ouafi took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Fateh Beloufa fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beckett Ridge's protests and gave Fateh Beloufa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Brookside booed when Beckett Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fateh Beloufa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guillaume Laurent Mansouri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hamid Daham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. If Mansour Bey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Guillaume Laurent Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beckett Ridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Laurent Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamid Daham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th of the match, Mansour Bey tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Hamid Daham got in the way and made a wonderful save. Tedj Merbah came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Brookside's Yacine Sadmi. But to his dismay, Yacine Sadmi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tedj Merbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakim El-Ouafi in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Yacine Sadmi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tedj Merbah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, Yacine Sadmi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tedj Merbah. Beckett Ridge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yacine Sadmi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Guillaume Laurent Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hakim El-Ouafi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tedj Merbah having to make a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Mansour Bey made the kick off in the second half. Rachid Fadhil Mohamed's late challenge caught a Brookside's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rachid Fadhil Mohamed helped the player get up and apologised. Rachid Fadhil Mohamed kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 55thth minute of the game Guillaume Laurent Mansouri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brookside's Hamid Daham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Guillaume Laurent Mansouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Hamid Daham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Brookside's Hakim El-Ouafi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Guillaume Laurent Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Guillaume Laurent Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tedj Merbah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakim El-Ouafi in the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to Beckett Ridge getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Fateh Beloufa hit a great ball. Hakim El-Ouafi struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Tedj Merbah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brookside. Yacine Sadmi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 75th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 77 minutes into the match, Beckett Ridge's goalkeeper Tedj Merbah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yacine Sadmi. Yacine Sadmi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Tedj Merbah when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 84 minutes, Yacine Sadmi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brookside's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yacine Sadmi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Boniche hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Hamid Daham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Bey in the 90th minute of the match. The Beckett Ridge supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Brookside's performance. The match ended with a win for Brookside.