League Play-Off

East Peoria Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) East Peoria FC's Amrani Merbah started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice moves Nourredine Ramdani could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Abderrahmane Meniri however easily saved by the left post. Nourredine Ramdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, The Devil S. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Amrani Merbah came free, but Abderrahmane Meniri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abderrahmane Meniri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amrani Merbah in the 12th minute of the match. Ahmed Reda Hadjadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Amara having to interfere. Hocine Merzekane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ali Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Amrani Merbah took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Abderrahmane Meniri to make any attempt to save it. Amrani Merbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ali Amara came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by The Devil S. C.'s Hocine Merzekane. But to his dismay, Hocine Merzekane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Abderrahmane Meniri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amrani Merbah, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Nourredine Ramdani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Abderrahmane Meniri made a huge save. In the 33rd minute Ahmed Reda Hadjadj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Amara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nourredine Ramdani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When East Peoria FC's Nourredine Ramdani in 36 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Abderrahmane Meniri guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. If Amrani Merbah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nourredine Ramdani scored 2-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abderrahmane Meniri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ahmed Reda Hadjadj made the kick off in the second half. Ahmed Reda Hadjadj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind The Devil S. C.'s goalkeeper Abderrahmane Meniri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amrani Merbah in the 54th minute of play forced The Devil S. C.'s goalkeeper Abderrahmane Meniri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nourredine Ramdani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abderrahmane Meniri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Amrani Merbah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abderrahmane Meniri was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 70th minute, The Devil S. C.'s Ahmed Reda Hadjadj dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Nourredine Ramdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrahmane Meniri having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, The Devil S. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Amrani Merbah came free, but Abderrahmane Meniri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amrani Merbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Abderrahmane Meniri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 81 minutes into the game, when Yazid El-Hadi put in a rough tackle. Boudjemaa Zarabi hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ali Amara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Hadjadj, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Nourredine Ramdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrahmane Meniri having to interfere. If Lakhdar Belmadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Horr kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. East Peoria FC fully deserved thier win.