League Play-Off

Elfers Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cheb Khadra made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Elfers's Rachid Apap sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krim Zeghdoud narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Rachid Bouteflika came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Elfers 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 Rachid Bouteflika couldn't finish the play. Rachid Bouteflika in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Krim Zeghdoud, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cheb Khadra in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Ouadah saved Elfers from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Rachid Bouteflika's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Krim Zeghdoud was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The supporters of Elfers booed when West Bountiful was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Baba Ali Aggoune didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rachid Bouteflika received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Krim Zeghdoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Ouadah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Reda Zouba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 38 minutes, Rachid Apap managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elfers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Apap was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Lakhdar Louahla managed to get in a good position for a shot. West Bountiful's supporters rose to their feet, but Lakhdar Louahla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Ouadah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th minute, West Bountiful's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rachid Apap fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 46th minute, Elfers's Rachid Bouteflika dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rachid Bouteflika to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, West Bountiful's Cheb Khadra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Ouadah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rachid Bouteflika in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krim Zeghdoud saved West Bountiful from getting behind. Krim Zeghdoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Bouteflika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 60 minutes, Rachid Bouteflika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elfers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Bouteflika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. West Bountiful's Krim Zeghdoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Apap in the 62nd minute of play. In the last second Ali Ouadah throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cheb Khadra in the 65thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After some careless play in the Elfers defense, Ahmed Reda Zouba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Ouadah. The Elfers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Ouadah should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Elfers booed when West Bountiful was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Reda Zouba didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hachemi Fahima came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Elfers 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 Hachemi Fahima couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Cheb Khadra fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With an all-out effort, West Bountiful's Ali Ouadah threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cheb Khadra, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 86 minutes of play, Elfers's Rachid Apap made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Krim Zeghdoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cheb Khadra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ali Ouadah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. West Bountiful's Rachid Baba Ali Aggoune got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. West Bountiful's Hocine Akrour suffered a sore thigh after 96 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hocine Djahnine during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of West Bountiful booed when Elfers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Djahnine didn't get a good kick on the ball.