League Play-Off

Crossville
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Mustapha Teissier fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 6 minutes into the game, one of Sierra Vista:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mohamed Rimitti kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. If Mustapha Teissier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelmalek Bouziane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Boudjemaa Drioueche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. If Rachid Baba Ali Saadane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustapha Teissier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Boudjemaa Drioueche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustapha Teissier in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Mustapha Teissier 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. When Yasmina Merah-Benida fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sierra Vista's protests and gave Yasmina Merah-Benida a yellow card for diving instead. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kamel Hemdani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rachid Baba Ali Saadane ran back to his position shaking his head. Boudjemaa Drioueche made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Abdelmalek Bouziane sent off a good shot on target. When Rachid Baba Ali Saadane came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Sierra Vista 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 Rachid Baba Ali Saadane couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief in the 40th minute of play forced Crossville's goalkeeper Kamel Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sierra Vista's Mohamed Rimitti got a free kick in the 45th minute. With a little luck, Sierra Vista's Boudjemaa Drioueche got control of the ball when Abdelmalek Bouziane tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Sierra Vista's Lili Hamruche got a free kick in the 51st minute. A collision led to Sierra Vista getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Boughera Hasni hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Mustapha Teissier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boudjemaa Drioueche was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Kamel Hemdani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Baba Ali Saadane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Kamel Hemdani made a huge save. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kamel Hemdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Baba Ali Saadane, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Crossville's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Baba Ali Saadane came free, but Kamel Hemdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Kamel Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hakim Menguellet during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Hakim Menguellet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kamel Hemdani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Reda Saïdi-Sief in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sierra Vista's zone, Hakim Menguellet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boudjemaa Drioueche came out of the goal and Hakim Menguellet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boudjemaa Drioueche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Bouziane, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Hakim Menguellet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boudjemaa Drioueche having to interfere. Crossville were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sierra Vista for a fine match.