League Play-Off

McLean Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karim Zaoui made the kick off which started today's match. When Lazhar Mammeri came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Algoma 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 Lazhar Mammeri couldn't finish the play. Karim Zaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Mahmoud Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lazhar Mammeri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Fari having to interfere. Mahmoud Bencherif showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Zaoui in the 18th minute of the match. When Algoma's Lazhar Mammeri in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye McLean FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 23 played minutes McLean FC got a freekick which was hit by Cheb Mohamed. After a rather tough play, Algoma's Hamid Arrache got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Karim Zaoui got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A hard shot 32 in the game by Cheb Mohamed from a close distance when the talented Mahmoud Bencherif managed to make a qualified save. Algoma's players were relieved. Mohamed Derrida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 played minutes McLean FC got a freekick which was hit by Noureddine Fadhil Mohamed. In the 44th minute, Mouloud Aït Salem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Lazhar Mammeri 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohamed Derrida was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Mohamed Derrida took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Mahmoud Fari to make any attempt to save it. Karim Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Algoma's zone, Cheb Mohamed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmoud Bencherif came out of the goal and Cheb Mohamed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Algoma's Karim Soltani got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Karim Soltani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cheb Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Bencherif having to interfere. Karim Zaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Mahmoud Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Mohamed struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Mahmoud Bencherif didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for McLean FC. 78 minutes into the match, McLean FC's goalkeeper Mahmoud Fari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakim Sadmi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Derrida in the 79th minute of play forced McLean FC's goalkeeper Mahmoud Fari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Derrida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Derrida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mahmoud Fari was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Algoma's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.