League Play-Off

Bath
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Asbury's Sid Merah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mimoun Firoud narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mohamed Yacef hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Sofiane Zidān was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 14 played minutes Bath FC got a freekick which was hit by Smail Soltani. 16 minutes into the match, Maamar Benchenaa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bath FC's Mimoun Firoud. Mimoun Firoud was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mimoun Firoud came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Asbury's Maamar Benchenaa. But to his dismay, Maamar Benchenaa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Bath FC's zone, Maamar Benchenaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mimoun Firoud came out of the goal and Maamar Benchenaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sid Merah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Maamar Benchenaa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Abdelmalek Harkouk fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bath FC's protests and gave Abdelmalek Harkouk a yellow card for diving instead. Abdelmalek Harkouk hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

63 minutes into the match, Bath FC's goalkeeper Mimoun Firoud had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maamar Benchenaa. After a rather tough play, Bath FC's Mohamed Kermali got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Sid Merah came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Asbury 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 Sid Merah couldn't finish the play. If Maamar Benchenaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maamar Benchenaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mimoun Firoud having to interfere. If Slimane Brahami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mimoun Firoud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sid Merah, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Benaouf in the 93rd minute of play forced Asbury's goalkeeper Redha Benchenaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Kermali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the game, one of Asbury:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for Bath FC. Sofiane Zidān stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Redha Benchenaa. 2-3. The Asbury players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.