League Play-Off

Ticonderoga Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmed Lelouch started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Ticonderoga AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rabah Kensi. Rabah Kouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mohamed Bridji hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ahmed Lelouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmed Lelouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ali Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelnasser Aarache hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Ahmed Lelouch struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ali Sifi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Langdon. In the 21st minute, Mohamed Douibi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelkader Ouadah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Youssef N'Soumer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Kouri in the 30th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Rabah Kouri made a precise shot to the right of Youssef N'Soumer. Langdon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Kader Boutella hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Youssef N'Soumer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Kouri in the 38th minute of the match. After having played for 47 minutes, Rabah Kouri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ticonderoga AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rabah Kouri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rabah Kouri made a kick off. Rabah Kouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef N'Soumer having to interfere. After 53 minutes of play, Ticonderoga AFC's Rabah Kouri made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Youssef N'Soumer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hakim Meniri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Sifi having to make a save. When Rabah Kouri came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ticonderoga AFC 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 Rabah Kouri couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Ticonderoga AFC's goalkeeper Ali Sifi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakim Meniri. When Ticonderoga AFC's Abdelkader Ouadah in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Langdon's goalie prevented a goal. After 65 minutes, Abdelkader Ouadah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ticonderoga AFC and the Langdon players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelkader Ouadah hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ahmed Lelouch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rabah Kouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef N'Soumer having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Langdon's zone, Abdelkader Ouadah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Youssef N'Soumer came out of the goal and Abdelkader Ouadah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Youssef N'Soumer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rabah Kouri went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 87thth minute of the game Abdelkader Ouadah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Langdon's Youssef N'Soumer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Youssef N'Soumer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelkader Ouadah, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Ticonderoga AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.