League Play-Off

West Side Highway
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mokdad Mérah-Benida got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, West Side Highway FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sid Diss to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute, Ahmed Amara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fodil Zaafs short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Hameur Yahia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 14th minute, West Side Highway FC's Mokdad Mérah-Benida dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, West Side Highway FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Amara came free, but Yasmina Ahmed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Nixon getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Abdel Karim Zaaboub hit a great ball. Mourad Bey hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Ahmed Amara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yasmina Ahmed. West Side Highway FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Amara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Yasmina Ahmed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Amara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fodil Zaaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hameur Yahia having to interfere. After having played for 32 minutes, Mokdad Mérah-Benida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. West Side Highway FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mokdad Mérah-Benida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mokdad Mérah-Benida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Ali Cohen-Tannoudji hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdel Rahouli was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 37th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Yasmina Ahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Amara in the 40th minute of play. Yasmina Ahmed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Amara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of West Side Highway FC booed when Nixon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chaba Aboulker didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute of the match West Side Highway FC got a corner. Nixon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abderraouf Messaoudi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Abderraouf Messaoudi made a great header on West Side Highway FC's corner, it was just that Nixon's Hameur Yahia managed to reach the ball for a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Amara to make the kick off. The supporters of Nixon booed when West Side Highway FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakim Hadj Aïssa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdel Rahouli's shot from long distance in the 60th minute was not bad at all, but West Side Highway FC's Yasmina Ahmed knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Houari Khalef kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. A collision led to Nixon getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Mourad Bey hit a great ball. Hameur Yahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mokdad Mérah-Benida in the 66th minute of the match. If Ahmed Amara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Mokdad Mérah-Benida put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Hameur Yahia. Jussef Ben Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mourad Saïfi's late challenge caught a West Side Highway FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mourad Saïfi helped the player get up and apologised. 89 minutes into the match, West Side Highway FC's Abderraouf Messaoudi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 94th match minute, Nixon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdel Rahouli to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to West Side Highway FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Houari Khalef hit a great ball. In the 100th minute, Ahmed Amara 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nixon players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for West Side Highway FC.