League Play-Off

Calexico Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abderraouf Laura Douibi kicked off to start the match. Jussef Ben Benhamou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belmadi Ulansi having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abderraouf Laura Douibi in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Madjid Kacha saved Calexico FC from getting behind. Madjid Kacha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderraouf Laura Douibi in the 20th minute of play. Roseburg's Hocine Chedda got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mustapha Zaaboub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Reda Cohen-Tannoudji fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roseburg's protests and gave Reda Cohen-Tannoudji a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Roseburg's Reda Cohen-Tannoudji got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 36th minute Mustapha Zaaboub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belmadi Ulansi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jussef Ben Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mustapha Zaaboub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 45th minute Hocine Chedda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Madjid Kacha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belmadi Ulansi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustapha Zaaboub, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mustapha Zaaboub made the kick off in the second half. Jussef Ben Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 55 minutes, Mustapha Zaaboub managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calexico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mustapha Zaaboub was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jussef Ben Benhamou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Madjid Kacha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abderraouf Laura Douibi's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Mustapha Zaaboub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hocine Chedda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jussef Ben Benhamou struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Belmadi Ulansi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calexico FC. Hocine Chedda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 73 minutes into the match, Calexico FC's Jussef Ben Benhamou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Belmadi Ulansi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Abderraouf Laura Douibi came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Roseburg 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 Abderraouf Laura Douibi couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Hocine Chedda had to leave the field with a concussion. In a very dangerous position, a player in Calexico FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! After 83 minutes Calexico FC's goalkeeper Madjid Kacha managed, with a little bit of luck, save Lakhdar Fari's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. 1-1 came in the 83rd minute when Lakhdar Fari all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Madjid Kacha. Belmadi Ulansi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Zaaboub in the 89th minute of play. Reda Cohen-Tannoudji struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Madjid Kacha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Roseburg. The Calexico FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Calexico FC's Mustapha Zaaboub looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.