League Play-Off

Watauga Stadium
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. Rachid Harkouk started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, MARIUPOL FC's Smail Merzekane seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Smail Merzekane the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MARIUPOL FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Smail Merzekane had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to MARIUPOL FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Smail Merzekane hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Amrani Maillot 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. With a little luck, Gages Lake AFC's Nasreddine Tlemcani got control of the ball when Nichifor Chițes tried to sneak it across the goal line. MARIUPOL FC's Mansour Saïd-Guerni got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes in the game Noureddine Cixous did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fouad Boukensa. In the 17th minute, Nichifor Chițes made a precise shot to the right of Nasreddine Tlemcani. Gages Lake AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amine Benmabrouk in the 23rd minute of play forced MARIUPOL FC's goalkeeper Ksawery Zyskowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MARIUPOL FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nichifor Chițes hit a great ball. Ksawery Zyskowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Firoud in the 27th minute of the match. Ksawery Zyskowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amine Benmabrouk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Hamid Toumi suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rachid Harkouk during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rachid Harkouk kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, MARIUPOL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Benmabrouk came free, but Ksawery Zyskowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amine Benmabrouk in the 34th minute of play forced MARIUPOL FC's goalkeeper Ksawery Zyskowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nichifor Chițes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Guillaume Laurent Zafour managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARIUPOL FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Laurent Zafour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasreddine Tlemcani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MARIUPOL FC's Nichifor Chițes got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nichifor Chițes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasreddine Tlemcani having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amine Benmabrouk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ksawery Zyskowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noureddine Bouteflika in the 55th minute of the match. If Nichifor Chițes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ksawery Zyskowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Bouteflika, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. With a little luck, MARIUPOL FC's Ksawery Zyskowski got control of the ball when Ali Firoud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nasreddine Tlemcani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Chițes in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, Gages Lake AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Bouteflika to maneuver through the defense. MARIUPOL FC's Nichifor Chițes got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mansour Saïd-Guerni fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MARIUPOL FC's protests and gave Mansour Saïd-Guerni a yellow card for diving instead. Mansour Saïd-Guerni kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, MARIUPOL FC's Rachid Harkouk got a free kick in the 91st minute. Ksawery Zyskowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Firoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.