League Play-Off

Edgecliff Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ali N'Soumer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ismaël Hadjadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ali N'Soumer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismaël Hadjadj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnacer Fellahi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismaël Hadjadj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnacer Fellahi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismaël Bitat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Samir Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abdelnacer Fellahi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anther Kouici fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Edgecliff FC's protests and gave Anther Kouici a yellow card for diving instead. Ismaël Hadjadj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali N'Soumer in the 36th minute of the match. Smail Aït Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bensenville getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Albert Abdenouz hit a great ball. Slimane Brahimi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 48th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Smail Aït Salem to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Smail Aït Salem made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Bensenville's Samir Saïfi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Smail Aït Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ismaël Hadjadj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali N'Soumer in the 65th minute of play. Abdelnacer Fellahi 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. Abdelnacer Fellahi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ismaël Hadjadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Abdelnacer Fellahi 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. Abdelnacer Fellahi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Ismaël Hadjadj skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 75 minutes, Smail Aït Salem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Edgecliff FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Smail Aït Salem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samir Saïfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismaël Bitat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ali N'Soumer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismaël Bitat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Samir Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Ismaël Bitat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Edgecliff FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismaël Bitat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samir Saïfi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Smail Aït Salem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bensenville's Benamar Iles got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Edgecliff FC's Ismaël Hadjadj got control of the ball when Abdelnacer Fellahi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.