League Play-Off

Madill
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. Abdelnacer Derrida started the match with the kick off. FC Cripz's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amar Cixous in the 3rd minute of play. When Karim Guendouz fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atascadero's protests and gave Karim Guendouz a yellow card for diving instead. FC Cripz's Abdelkader Hanister couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Atascadero. If Kamel Bouazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 12th minute of the match Karim Guendouz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Karim Guendouz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 12th minute, Karim Guendouz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Hamza Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atascadero's Daniel Boniche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamel Bouazza in the 18th minute of play. If Amar Cixous had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hamza Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Amar Cixous managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atascadero's supporters rose to their feet, but Amar Cixous was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mimoun Ziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi having to interfere. The supporters of Atascadero booed when FC Cripz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohammad Kaci Hima didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Atascadero's zone, Kamel Bouazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Boniche came out of the goal and Kamel Bouazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kamel Bouazza struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Daniel Boniche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Cripz. Daniel Boniche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamza Zarabi in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Kamel Bouazza made the kick off in the second half. Hocine Hamid kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 54th minute Hamza Zarabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Boniche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amar Cixous fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi having to interfere. Amar Cixous received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amar Cixous could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi made a huge save. Atascadero's Amar Cixous got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Cripz's Mohammad Kaci Hima got a free kick in the 66th minute. Toufik Dib hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Daniel Boniche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelkader Hanister, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Abdelnacer Derrida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atascadero's Daniel Boniche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamza Zarabi in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Cripz's goalkeeper Mohammed Ahmed Ben Sifi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atascadero's Daniel Boniche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamel Bouazza in the 92nd minute of play. Hamza Zarabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.