League Play-Off

North Royalton
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) North Royalton FC's Lounès Feraoun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Chadl in the 4th minute of play forced North Royalton FC's goalkeeper Daniel Brahmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menad Bentifour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brahmi having to interfere. Tayeb Chadl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Daniel Brahmi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Menad Bentifour in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Brahmi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to North Royalton FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nassim Amara hit a great ball. Daniel Brahmi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Chadl in the 11th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Lounès Feraoun 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. 20 minutes into the match, North Royalton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Menad Bentifour came free, but Daniel Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferhat Said kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Abderrachid Boutella shot a long shot in the 26th minute and a light blocked Daniel Brahmi hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, North Royalton FC's Jean-Michel Merbah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lakhdar Lamine narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tayeb Chadl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brahmi having to interfere. Menad Bentifour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brahmi having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Menad Bentifour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Brahmi was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. REDTAG's Lakhdar Lamine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Merbah in the 45th minute of play. The North Royalton FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. REDTAG were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Menad Bentifour to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, REDTAG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Ben Khalidi to maneuver through the defense. If Tayeb Chadl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menad Bentifour in the 57th minute of play forced North Royalton FC's goalkeeper Daniel Brahmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Tayeb Chadl made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Brahmi. North Royalton FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 68th minute Menad Bentifour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Brahmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zīn ud-Dīn Radjef kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Daniel Brahmi made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Tayeb Chadl sent off a good shot on target. Lakhdar Lamine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lounès Feraoun in the 78th minute of the match. If Menad Bentifour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean-Michel Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Lakhdar Lamine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Menad Bentifour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, North Royalton FC's Daniel Brahmi got control of the ball when Tayeb Chadl tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, REDTAG's Menad Bentifour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Brahmi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. REDTAG played a much better game than North Royalton FC and deserved their victory. The North Royalton FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.