League Play-Off

Stanhope
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. Hamid Ouadah started the match with the kick off. If Mohamed Tahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Mohamed Brahmi 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. After 8 minutes of play, Moosic FC's Hamid Ouadah made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rabah Bouzid was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the match, Madjid Zafour had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rabah Bouzid. Stanhope AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Madjid Zafour was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Moosic FC's Hamid Ouadah in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stanhope AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Stanhope AFC's Mohamed Brahmi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hamid Temmam. That made the score 1-2 after 20 minutes of play. 24 minutes into the match, Stanhope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Madjid Zafour came free, but Rabah Bouzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Brahmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hamid Temmam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Hamid Ouadah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Bouzid was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Hamid Temmam was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mohammad Soltani. Mohamed Brahmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Hamid Temmam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanhope AFC's Rabah Bouzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Zafour in the 36th minute of play. Rabah Bouzid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hamid Ouadah went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Hamid Ouadah might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rabah Bouzid. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamid Ouadah ran back to his position shaking his head. Stanhope AFC's Rabah Bouzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Ouadah in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute Hocine Meskine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Bouzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed Brahmi to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Madjid Zafour fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rabah Bouzid, passed just outside the right post. Mohamed Tahar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Brahmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Madjid Zafour took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rabah Bouzid. Rabah Bouzid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Rabah Bouzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Ouadah, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The supporters of Moosic FC booed when Stanhope AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Zitouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Sadmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moosic FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stanhope AFC the free kick. In the 65th match minute, Moosic FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lakhdar Sadmi to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Brahmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Temmam having to interfere. Madjid Zafour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamid Ouadah who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Rabah Bouzid when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rabah Bouzid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Madjid Zafour in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Ouadah in the 75th minute of play forced Stanhope AFC's goalkeeper Rabah Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madjid Zafour's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Bouzid read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Yazid Sakhri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute of the match Ferhat Mhenni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamid Temmam skillfully saved the ball. Rabah Bouzid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Ouadah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Stanhope AFC's zone, Madjid Zafour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Bouzid came out of the goal and Madjid Zafour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamid Ouadah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rabah Bouzid came out and tried to block the shot, but Hamid Ouadah slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 87th minute. With a little luck, Stanhope AFC's Rabah Bouzid got control of the ball when Madjid Zafour tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hamid Ouadah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rabah Bouzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Brahmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Hamid Temmam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.