League Play-Off

Bath
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf took the kick off in the first half of the match. Slimane Brahamis short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Ali Harkouk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 18 minutes into the game, one of Bath FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Cullman a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zīn ud-Dīn Hadjadj, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bath FC's Mimoun Firoud. 0-1. When Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bath FC's protests and gave Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf in the 29th minute of play forced Cullman's goalkeeper Ali Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Cullman's Ali Harkouk got control of the ball when Slimane Brahami tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Harkouk made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Slimane Brahami sent off a good shot on target. Slimane Brahami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Harkouk having to interfere. Mansour Assad was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, one of Cullman:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cullman. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Bath FC. Sofiane Zidān stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ali Harkouk. 2-1.

If Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Kermali in the 56th minute of play forced Cullman's goalkeeper Ali Harkouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boudjemaa Liegeon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf scored 3-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ali Harkouk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ali Harkouk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Boudjemaa Liegeon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bath FC's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cullman's Ali Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf in the 86th minute of play. Ali Harkouk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 94 minutes, Mansour Sifi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cullman's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansour Sifi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Harkouk came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Bath FC's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf. But to his dismay, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Cullman's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.