League Play-Off

Clemmons Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jean-Michel Kouri got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Ahmed Hima shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cheb Faudel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Clemmons getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mouloud Lacen hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Mourad Derrida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forrest City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mourad Derrida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasserredine Zakaria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Clemmons's zone, Anthar Yahi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nasserredine Zakaria came out of the goal and Anthar Yahi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cheb Faudel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rachid Fari in the 30th minute. The Clemmons fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Clemmons's Rachid Fari looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Clemmons's Ferhat Madani got a free kick in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Jussef Iles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forrest City's supporters rose to their feet, but Jussef Iles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasserredine Zakaria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Clemmons's Nasserredine Zakaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Iles in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mourad Derrida to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Jean-Michel Kouri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cheb Faudel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Jean-Michel Kouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Faudel having to interfere. With a little luck, Clemmons's Nasserredine Zakaria got control of the ball when Jussef Iles tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Forrest City defense, Rachid Fari kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cheb Faudel. The Forrest City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cheb Faudel should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forrest City's goalkeeper Cheb Faudel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rachid Fari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Faudel having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Forrest City's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Michel Kouri came free, but Cheb Faudel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Faudel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Michel Kouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Rachid Fari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cheb Faudel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clemmons's Nasserredine Zakaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Derrida in the 81st minute of play. Mourad Derrida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clemmons's Jean-Michel Kouri got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid Fari scored 4-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cheb Faudel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Rachid Fari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Forrest City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Clemmons.