League Play-Off

Canadian Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yacine Belfaa kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sid Merah in the 7th minute of play forced Canadian AFC's goalkeeper Hamza Fahima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Redha Benchenaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yacine Belfaa in the 12th minute of play. Yacine Belfaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Redha Benchenaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maamar Benchenaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamza Fahima having to interfere. Redha Benchenaa didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 39th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Safy Arrache managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canadian AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Safy Arrache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Redha Benchenaa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 45 minutes, Safy Arrache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canadian AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Safy Arrache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 48th minute, Yacine Kouici 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Lili Bellemou Messaoud hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Mohammad Bouzid missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 71 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Redha Benchenaa right hand side. Redha Benchenaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Belfaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamza Fahima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sid Merah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nordine Cohen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Hamza Fahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Canadian AFC's Hamza Fahima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Canadian AFC from getting a goal against them. Hamza Fahima made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Maamar Benchenaa sent off a good shot on target. 90 minutes into the game, Mohamed Benchenaa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canadian AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Asbury the free kick. Asbury's Sid Merah got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Canadian AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Asbury had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.