League Play-Off

Colchester
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mohamed Ziani made the kick off which started today's match. Ben Djura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chadli Soltani in the 3rd minute of play. Ben Djura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chadli Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Feraoun got free with Cheb Hamid Brahima in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colchester AFC's Ben Djura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Reda Zitouni in the 9th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Mohamed Feraoun 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. 25 minutes into the match, Riverland AFC's goalkeeper Cheb Hamid Brahima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Feraoun. Mohamed Feraoun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Mohamed Ziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colchester AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Ziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Riverland AFC's Cheb Hamid Brahima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Riverland AFC from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nordine Kaci Said to make the kick off. If Nordine Kaci Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Colchester AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nordine Kaci Said came free, but Ben Djura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Benarbia charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Benarbia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ben Djura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nordine Kaci Said in the 61st minute of play. Ben Djura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nordine Kaci Said in the 63rd minute of play. Chaba Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Khair ad-Din Halimi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cheb Hamid Brahima. Riverland AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ahmed Reda Zitouni charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Reda Zitouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahmed Reda Zitouni hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Nordine Kaci Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Ziani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chadli Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ben Djura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Feraoun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Hamid Brahima having to interfere. Cheb Hamid Brahima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Feraoun in the 89th minute of play. When Nordine Kaci Said came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Riverland AFC 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 Nordine Kaci Said couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Colchester AFC's Mohamed Feraoun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cheb Hamid Brahima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.