League Play-Off

Cherry Hill
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Massi kicked off to start the match. After 5th play minutes Mohamed Djebar shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Rabah Teissier and just under the crossbar into goal. Robert Massi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Djebar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mimoun Banouas fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cherry Hill FC's protests and gave Mimoun Banouas a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Massi in the 24th minute of play forced Cherry Hill FC's goalkeeper Djabir Malek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Firoud's late challenge caught a Cherry Hill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismael Firoud helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th match minute, Kellogg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Firoud to maneuver through the defense. When Abdel Aboulker came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Cherry Hill FC 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 Abdel Aboulker couldn't finish the play. Souad Kouici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Djabir Malek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 played minutes Cherry Hill FC got a freekick which was hit by Djamel Bendjedid. Kellogg FC's Souad Kouici got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Mohamed Djebar made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Abdel Aboulker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Teissier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Cherry Hill FC's Djabir Malek got control of the ball when Souad Kouici tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mimoun Banouas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, one of Cherry Hill FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cherry Hill FC. Djabir Malek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Massi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Djabir Malek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robert Massi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 79 minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Mohamed Djebar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cherry Hill FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Cherry Hill FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kellogg FC for a fine match.