League Play-Off

Lawton
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elfers's Rachid Bouteflika started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Elfers getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hocine Djahnine hit a great ball. Ali Ouadah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hameur Belfaa in the 7th minute of the match. After 9 minutes, Abdelmalek Khalef mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elfers and the Lawton FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelmalek Khalef hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Rachid Apap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chakib Amara having to interfere. In the 15th minute Hameur Belfaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Ouadah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elfers's Mahmoud Lamine Kab got a free kick in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hachemi Fahima during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Elfers getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Hachemi Fahima hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Hachemi Fahima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boubekeur Diss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of Elfers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lawton FC:s goal. Fadel Sifi walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Elfers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lawton FC:s goal. The referee gave Lawton FC a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fadel Sifi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Elfers's Ali Ouadah. 1-0. The supporters of Elfers booed when Lawton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mebarek Kader didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Rachid Bouteflika left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elfers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rachid Bouteflika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chakib Amara having to interfere. Mahmoud Lamine Kab received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Chakib Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hameur Belfaa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Bouteflika in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chakib Amara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 54th minute, Boubekeur Diss 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. Hameur Belfaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ali Ouadah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Apap could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Chakib Amara made a huge save. Chakib Amara 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 a defensive mix-up in Lawton FC's zone, Rachid Bouteflika stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chakib Amara came out of the goal and Rachid Bouteflika tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rachid Bouteflikas short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Chakib Amara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Lawton FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Soltani Chaib hit a great ball. Mehdi Medjani charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehdi Medjani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Elfers booed when Lawton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Medjani didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rachid Apap got free with Chakib Amara in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Boubekeur Diss's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Ouadah was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Boubekeur Diss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rachid Apap sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Apap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Chakib Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.