League Play-Off

New Rochelle Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kamel Ouadah started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Frackville getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Kamel Drid hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Kamel Drid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Slimane Hamid Brahima was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hicham Sadi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nasser Brahimi in the 11th minute. Mouloud Zaoui scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Slimane Hamid Brahima, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nouara Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slimane Hamid Brahima having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamel Drid in the 19th minute of play forced New Rochelle's goalkeeper Slimane Hamid Brahima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamel Ouadah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Hicham Sadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Frackville's Mustapha Ouyahia got a free kick in the 25th minute. Nouara Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slimane Hamid Brahima having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Kamel Drid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slimane Hamid Brahima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kamel Drid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Slimane Hamid Brahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, New Rochelle's Fodil N'Soumer got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Frackville's Kamel Drid made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Slimane Hamid Brahima was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kamel Drid made a kick off. Frackville's Hicham Sadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamel Ouadah in the 54th minute of play. Slimane Hamid Brahima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamel Drid in the 57th minute of play. Frackville's Hicham Sadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasser Brahimi in the 65th minute of play. Youssef Brahami kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Kamel Drid 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kamel Drid in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Slimane Hamid Brahima saved New Rochelle from getting behind. Nouara Zitouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Kamel Ouadah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New Rochelle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 86 minutes into the game, Mouloud Zaoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frackville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New Rochelle the free kick. In the 86th minute, Mouloud Zaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Nouara Zitouni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Frackville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Frackville'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.