League Play-Off

South Hill
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amine Madani made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Sofiane Kraouche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. South Hill AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Port Reading AFC the free kick. 6 minutes into the match, Port Reading AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Merzekane came free, but Abdelaziz Matoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nordine Otman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slimane Beloufa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Port Reading AFC's Abdelmalek Daham suffered a concussion in the 10th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Sofiane Kraouche was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 10 minutes had been played. After 12 played minutes South Hill AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sofiane Kraouche. Nordine Otman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sid Ahmed Massi in the 13th minute of play. Slimane Beloufa kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. South Hill AFC's Mohammed Cavalli got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nordine Otman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jussef Ben Benflis in the 20th minute of play. Abdelaziz Matoub made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Mohammed Cavalli sent off a good shot on target. Abdelaziz Merzekane hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Mohammed Cavalli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelaziz Matoub having to interfere. Mohammed Cavalli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Abdelaziz Matoub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Port Reading AFC's zone, Sid Ahmed Schoonmaker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelaziz Matoub came out of the goal and Sid Ahmed Schoonmaker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelaziz Matoub made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Mohammed Cavalli sent off a good shot on target.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohammed Cavalli to strike the kick off in the second half. Mohammed Cavalli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Abdelaziz Matoub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slimane Beloufa charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slimane Beloufa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Port Reading AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slimane Beloufa to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Mohammed Cavalli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The South Hill AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 70 minutes into the match, South Hill AFC's Mohammed Cavalli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelaziz Matoub narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Sid Ahmed Massi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Mohammed Cavalli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Hill AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohammed Cavalli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Port Reading AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammed Cavalli came free, but Abdelaziz Matoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sid Ahmed Schoonmaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abdelaziz Matoub didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammed Cavalli went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When South Hill AFC's Mohammed Cavalli in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Port Reading AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Sid Ahmed Schoonmaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelaziz Matoub having to interfere. Mohammed Cavalli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind South Hill AFC's goalkeeper Nordine Otman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. South Hill AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.