League Play-Off

North Augusta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Said Saïdi-Sief got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Ahmed Larbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Madjid Aït Salem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lexington Hills getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Abdel Hamid Merzekane hit a great ball. Jussef Fellahi made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Mansour Abdessalam sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th match minute, North Augusta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mansour Abdessalam to maneuver through the defense. After 14 played minutes North Augusta FC got a freekick which was hit by Mansour Abdessalam. When Abdel Hamid Merzekane fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lexington Hills's protests and gave Abdel Hamid Merzekane a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lexington Hills getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Abdel Hamid Merzekane hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Benamar Aboulker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lexington Hills's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Augusta FC the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Said Saïdi-Sief hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmed Larbi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilles Hemdani took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Madjid Aït Salem. North Augusta FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Ahmed Zouba 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. After a rather tough play, North Augusta FC's Fouad Ramdani got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ahmed Zouba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. North Augusta FC's Fouad Ramdani got his second yellow card of the match in the 39th minute. The referee ordered Fouad Ramdani off the ground. A collision led to North Augusta FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Fouad Ramdani hit a great ball. Mustapha Messaoudi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Madjid Aït Salem. North Augusta FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ahmed Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Zouba to make the kick off. In the 61st minute, Ahmed Larbi 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. 64 minutes into the match, Lexington Hills's goal looked a bit too open when Mansour Abdessalam came free, but Jussef Fellahi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lexington Hills booed when North Augusta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Bouzid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mansour Abdessalam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Fellahi having to interfere. Jean Bouzid struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Jussef Fellahi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Augusta FC. If Mansour Abdessalam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mansour Abdessalam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Fellahi having to interfere. Madjid Aït Salem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Zouba in the 79th minute of the match. Ahmed Larbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madjid Aït Salem having to interfere. A collision led to North Augusta FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nasser Djaout hit a great ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Ahmed Zouba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lexington Hills's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Zouba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mansour Abdessalam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mansour Abdessalam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jussef Fellahi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.