League Play-Off

St. Peter
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. Karim Souakri started the match with the kick off. Lounès Boudiaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Rabah Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lounès Boudiaf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Rabah Boulmerka made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ahmed Zarabi managed to get in a good position for a shot. St. Peter's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Zarabi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Boulmerka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fouad Chadl charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fouad Chadl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fellsmere's Fouad Chadl got a free kick in the 16th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Ahmed Zarabi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Lounès Boudiaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rabah Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Zarabi in the 22nd minute of play forced Fellsmere's goalkeeper Rabah Boulmerka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lounès Boudiaf struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Rabah Boulmerka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St. Peter. Ahmed Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rabah Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fellsmere fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 29 minutes, St. Peter's Ismael Gallaire got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rabah Boulmerka. 33 minutes into the match, Fellsmere's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Zarabi came free, but Rabah Boulmerka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Fouad Chadl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lounès Boudiaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Fellsmere's goalkeeper Rabah Boulmerka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Fellsmere's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lounès Boudiaf fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With an all-out effort, St. Peter's Rabah Boulmerka threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ahmed Zarabi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lounès Boudiaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmed Zarabi made a kick off. Rabah Boulmerka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hemza Mohamed, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Abdelhani Bouchemla hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the game, one of St. Peter:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Yazid Sakhri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Karim Souakri came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Fellsmere 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 Karim Souakri couldn't finish the play. Rabah Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Zarabi in the 77th minute of play. Rabah Boulmerka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Zarabi in the 81st minute of the match. When Yazid Sakhri came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Fellsmere 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 Yazid Sakhri couldn't finish the play. Lounès Boudiaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rabah Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 98 minutes into the game, Ahmed Zarabi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Rabah Boulmerka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. St. Peter had won after a very even match.