League Play-Off

Ralston Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdelhani Soltani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Clearlake Oaks FC's Mustapha Bouzid got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yasmina Zemmamouche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Mustapha Bouzid put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mounir Saci. In the 37th minute Mohammed Chaouchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yasmina Zemmamouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yasmina Zemmamouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammed Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Mustapha Bouzid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Saci having to interfere. Abdelhani Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Saci having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohammed Chaouchi to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Ralston's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yasmina Zemmamouche was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Clearlake Oaks FC's Abdelhani Soltani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mounir Saci. That made the score 2-2 after 60 minutes of play. Abdelaziz Besseghir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yasmina Zemmamouche. Clearlake Oaks FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohammed Chaouchi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yasmina Zemmamouche having to make a save. In the 70th minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi made a precise shot to the right of Yasmina Zemmamouche. Clearlake Oaks FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After 78 minutes, Cherif Boniche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ralston and the Clearlake Oaks FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ralston getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Cherif Boniche hit a great ball. Clearlake Oaks FC's Mustapha Bouzid got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Cherif Boniche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mustapha Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 84 minutes into the game, one of Ralston:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Clearlake Oaks FC a penalty, 86 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lakhdar Mamouni, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ralston's Mounir Saci. 3-3. Abdelhani Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Mounir Saci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustapha Bouzid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Mounir Saci made a huge save. After 95 minutes of play, Ralston's Mohammed Ahmed Ben Brahmi made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yasmina Zemmamouche was left in no man's land by his defense there! 99 minutes into the match, Mohammed Chaouchi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yasmina Zemmamouche. Clearlake Oaks FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohammed Chaouchi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. Ralston's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.