League Play-Off

TK Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tahar Mecherara kicked off to start the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in South Charleston fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! A collision led to South Charleston getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Hicham Ouyahia hit a great ball. Youssef Djaout was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Fodil Metref fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Charleston's protests and gave Fodil Metref a yellow card for diving instead. Abdellah Medjadi Ghazi made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Abdelnasser Fanon sent off a good shot on target. South Charleston's Abdellah Medjadi Ghazi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save South Charleston from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Abdelnasser Fanon got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 19th minute Tahar Mecherara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Boulebda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tahar Mecherara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelnasser Fanon charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelnasser Fanon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of South Charleston booed when FC Tokyo City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelnasser Fanon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelnasser Fanon was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 37th minute. FC Tokyo City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Abdelnasser Fanon came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the FC Tokyo City 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 Abdelnasser Fanon couldn't finish the play. When Ben Azem came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the FC Tokyo City 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 Ben Azem couldn't finish the play. When Chakib Ahmed came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the South Charleston 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 Chakib Ahmed couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ben Azem made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Abderraouf Dahleb reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rachid Boulebda. The goal made the score 0-1. Chakib Ahmed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Boulebda having to interfere. In the 59th minute Tahar Mecherara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Boulebda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tokyo City's zone, Tahar Mecherara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Boulebda came out of the goal and Tahar Mecherara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Ben Azem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Tokyo City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, South Charleston's Karim Ibrir got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Ben Azem kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Rachid Boulebda was a little too slow when Tahar Mecherara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 1-2. After 82 played minutes South Charleston got a freekick which was hit by Anther Menguellet. In the 85th minute, Fodil Metref hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Youssef Djaout took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdellah Medjadi Ghazi. South Charleston's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelnasser Fanon in the 87th minute of play forced South Charleston's goalkeeper Abdellah Medjadi Ghazi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to South Charleston getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Hicham Ouyahia hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faouzi Saïfi during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in South Charleston fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! 99 minutes into the match, FC Tokyo City's Ben Azem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdellah Medjadi Ghazi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.