League Play-Off

Van Horn Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fodil Zitouni started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Karim Hamdani took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cheikha Hamdani. Cheikha Hamdani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Cherif Kerkar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheikha Hamdani. Van Horn AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cherif Kerkar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Cheikha Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Hamdani in the 10th minute of the match. After 14 minutes, Abdelmalek Hadjadj mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Van Horn AFC and the Channahon players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelmalek Hadjadj kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Van Horn AFC's zone, Cherif Kerkar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheikha Hamdani came out of the goal and Cherif Kerkar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cheikha Hamdani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Hamdani's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute Cheb Bensaïd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheikha Hamdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fodil Zitouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cheikha Hamdani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Hamdani in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Hamdani to strike the kick off in the second half. Channahon's El Kacha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouara Mihoubi in the 51st minute of play. Channahon's Karim Hamdani got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Cherif Kerkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Djamal Aggoune kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Fodil Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Kacha having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yacine Mazzid in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck El Kacha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cherif Kerkar 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. 88 minutes into the game, Van Horn AFC's Fodil Zitouni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. El Kacha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. A collision led to Van Horn AFC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Abdelmalek Moussaoui hit a great ball. Cherif Kerkar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Channahon walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.