League Play-Off

Walnutport Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Benamar Meriem made the kick off and thus started the match. Benamar Meriem succeeded in the game's 5th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Bessemer's Walid Feraoun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Bessemer from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mouloud Zidane during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Bessemer booed when Walnutport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mouloud Zidane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kader Brahmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walid Feraoun having to interfere. Benamar Meriem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Bessemer's Walid Feraoun got control of the ball when Kader Brahmi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mamaar Messaoudi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Medjadi Kaci Said having to interfere. In the 31stth minute of the game Mohamed Abrika who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Walnutport's Medjadi Kaci Said was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Muhammad Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kader Brahmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walid Feraoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benamar Meriem in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohamed Abrika was the one to do the kick off. If Benamar Meriem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walid Feraoun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benamar Meriem in the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Bessemer getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Mamaar Messaoudi hit a great ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Benamar Meriem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Walnutport's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benamar Meriem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Abrika in the 80th minute of play forced Walnutport's goalkeeper Medjadi Kaci Said to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mamaar Messaoudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Abrika 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. In the 91st minute, Nordine Fillali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walid Feraoun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benamar Meriem in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Abrika in the 94th minute of play forced Walnutport's goalkeeper Medjadi Kaci Said to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute Mohamed Abrika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Medjadi Kaci Said saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match Nordine Fillali sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Medjadi Kaci Said skillfully saved the ball. The Bessemer supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bessemer would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.