League Play-Off

Horn Lake
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fateh Bitat kicked off to start the match. Rachid Brahami hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Rafik Khendu came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Horn Lake 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 Rafik Khendu couldn't finish the play. Rafik Khendu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nasserredine Fillali having to make a save. A collision led to Honokaa getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Nasser Asma hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Rafik Khendu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nasserredine Fillali was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Honokaa's goalkeeper Nasserredine Fillali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kader Maillot. 22 minutes into the match, Horn Lake's Kader Maillot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nasserredine Fillali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute Rafik Khendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasserredine Fillali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fateh Bitat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Horr having to interfere. Kader Maillot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Nasserredine Fillali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Brahami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ali Abdenouz kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafik Khendu made a kick off. Honokaa's Nasserredine Fillali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kader Maillot in the 52nd minute of play. Kader Maillot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nasserredine Fillali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fateh Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fateh Bitat in the 59th minute of play forced Horn Lake's goalkeeper Farès Horr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, Horn Lake was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Bendjedid to maneuver through the defense. Fateh Bitat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Brahami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nasser Asma's late challenge caught a Horn Lake's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nasser Asma helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Honokaa getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nasser Asma hit a great ball. Fateh Bitat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Horr having to interfere. A collision led to Horn Lake getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Rafik Khendu hit a great ball. When Rafik Khendu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Horn Lake 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 Rafik Khendu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Honokaa's zone, Rafik Khendu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nasserredine Fillali came out of the goal and Rafik Khendu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fateh Bitat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farès Horr having to interfere. Farès Horr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fateh Bitat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honokaa players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Horn Lake.