League Play-Off

La Mesa Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salah Bensaoula got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Royersford AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Salah Bensaoula came free, but Halim Bensaoula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to La Mesa getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Charles Schoonmaker hit a great ball. Djamel Zemmamouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fateh Megharia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Royersford AFC's Hakim Ben Khalidi got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When La Mesa's Salah Bensaoula in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Royersford AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Hakim Ben Khalidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Madhi El-Hadi put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Mesa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Royersford AFC a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fateh Megharia, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of La Mesa's Djamel Zemmamouche. 0-1. Hakim Ben Khalidi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Djamel Zemmamouche having to make a save. Djamel Zemmamouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Laura Douibi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Halim Bensaoula made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Brahim Bezzaz sent off a good shot on target. Hakim Ben Khalidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Djamel Zemmamouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hakim Ben Khalidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Djamel Zemmamouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Djamel Zemmamouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakim Ben Khalidi in the 43rd minute of play. Chadli Laura Douibi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamel Zemmamouche having to interfere. The La Mesa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Royersford AFC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Chadli Laura Douibi made the kick off in the second half. When Leon Nasri came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Royersford 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 Leon Nasri couldn't finish the play. If Chadli Laura Douibi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hakim Ben Khalidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamel Zemmamouche having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Royersford AFC got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Amrouche. Brahim Bezzaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Halim Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Aït Salem hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match Fateh Megharia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Djamel Zemmamouche showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Hakim Ben Khalidi could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Djamel Zemmamouche however easily saved by the left post. When Yazid Gallaire fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mesa's protests and gave Yazid Gallaire a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Yazid Gallaire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Royersford AFC's Fateh Megharia couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for La Mesa. Djamel Zemmamouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chadli Laura Douibi in the 97th minute of play. When the match was over Royersford AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La Mesa throughout the match.