League Play-Off

South Beach
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Farid Hamid made the kick off and thus started the match. Bendjedid Brahami hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes, Ahmed Lacen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden FC and the South Beach FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Golden FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ahmed Lacen hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, South Beach FC's Liamine Saïdi-Sief broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Madhi Temmam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Golden FC's Madhi Temmam got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in South Beach FC's zone, Farid Hamid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdel Brahami came out of the goal and Farid Hamid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Golden FC's Robert Zaoui got control of the ball when Billel Horr tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Liamine Saïdi-Sief put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of South Beach FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Golden FC:s goal. Robert Zaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billel Horr in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Billel Horr 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. Abd al-Asis Belmellat hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Golden FC's zone, Robert Bezzaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Zaoui came out of the goal and Robert Bezzaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Billel Horr didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-1 via right post in the game's 34th minute. South Beach FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Billel Horr struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Robert Zaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Beach FC. Billel Horr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Billel Horr to make the kick off. After 53 minutes Golden FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Smail Lacen who took care of the corner kick. Golden FC's Robert Zaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billel Horr in the 56th minute of play. Abdel Brahami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farid Hamid in the 62nd minute of play. South Beach FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Farid Hamid 64 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Amrani Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Robert Zaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Madhi Temmam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Farid Hamid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Madhi Temmam did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Abdel Brahami 89 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in South Beach FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! The South Beach FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Golden FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.