League Play-Off

Aurora Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Safy Zouba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Safy Zouba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Michel Bella was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Charles Azem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Jean-Michel Bella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mehdi Bilal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurora AFC's Jean-Michel Bella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Safy Zouba in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Marissa AFC defense, Said Lacen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Djebar. The Marissa AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Djebar should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute, Aurora AFC's Mehdi Bilal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Djebar. Ismael Djebar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Abdelhamid Hindi kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute of the match Aurora AFC got a corner. Marissa AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nouredine Kourichi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Amrani Hamid Brahima tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Ismael Djebar. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-0 in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Jean-Michel Bella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Safy Zouba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Marissa AFC booed when Aurora AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jussef Khalef didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute Safy Zouba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Michel Bella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Azem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean-Michel Bella having to make a save. Charles Azems short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Jean-Michel Bella to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samir Mérah-Benida during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Aurora AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samir Mérah-Benida to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Aurora AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouredine Kourichi to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charles Azem got free with Jean-Michel Bella in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ismael Djebar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Lacen, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Mehdi Bilal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Djebar having to interfere. Mahieddine Drid charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mahieddine Drid the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 90 minutes into the game, one of Aurora AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jean-Michel Bella had in the 92ndth minute some difficulties stopping Belmadi Piaf's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Safy Zouba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Azem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 100th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.