League Play-Off

Beckett Ridge
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. Hamid Bouzid started the match with the kick off. Beckett Ridge FC's Ali Hamouda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Reda Dib in the 8th minute of play. Faouzi Ammour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Djamel Kader could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Mourad Hamrouche made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Hamid Bouzid 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. If Hamid Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hamid Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Djamel Kader recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Hamid Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mourad Hamrouche was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Djamel Kader recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hamid Bouzid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Hamrouche having to interfere. Mourad Hamrouche made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Djamel Kader sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Hamid Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mourad Hamrouche was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Mahopac AFC's zone, Madjid Zidān stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Hamrouche came out of the goal and Madjid Zidān tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mahopac AFC's Mourad Hamrouche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Mahopac AFC from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Faouzi Ammour made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Beckett Ridge FC's goalkeeper Ali Hamouda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmed Reda Dib. If Faouzi Ammour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ali Hamouda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faouzi Ammour, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Beckett Ridge FC's Madjid Zidān got a free kick in the 60th minute. Beckett Ridge FC's Ali Hamouda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Beckett Ridge FC from getting a goal against them. Hamid Bouzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mourad Hamrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mourad Hamrouche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hamid Bouzid went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Faouzi Ammour blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Hamouda having to make a save. Madjid Zidān hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Hocine Amri's late challenge caught a Beckett Ridge FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hocine Amri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Beckett Ridge FC booed when Mahopac AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Amri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the game's 80th minute Beckett Ridge FC's Abdelhamid Bouzid took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Mourad Hamrouche and thus the score was 3-0. Ali Hamouda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faouzi Ammour, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Mourad Hamrouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djamel Kader in the 86th minute of the match. If Hamid Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.