League Play-Off

Valencia West Stadiu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelnacer Sifi got the match started through his kick off. Mahieddine Aggoune made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Cavalli in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Hasni in the 5th minute of play forced Valencia West's goalkeeper Mahieddine Aggoune to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahieddine Aggoune took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedj Cavalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahieddine Aggoune showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Hasni, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Ferhat Boniche charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferhat Boniche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ferhat Boniche hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Abdelnacer Sifi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abdelmalek Merbah. Abdelnacer Sifi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Fairbanks AFC's Abdelmalek Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnacer Sifi in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Rachid Hasni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fairbanks AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Hasni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mahieddine Aggoune breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fairbanks AFC's Abdelmalek Merbah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Fairbanks AFC from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the game, Djamel Medjiba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valencia West's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fairbanks AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Valencia West's Djamel Medjiba got a free kick in the 28th minute. Mahieddine Aggoune showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Cavalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Ferhat Boniche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 minutes of play, Valencia West's Smail Bedjaoui made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelmalek Merbah was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mahieddine Aggoune made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Cavalli in the 43rd minute of play. Yahia Meniri kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the match Fairbanks AFC got a corner. Valencia West's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alain Khaldi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alain Khaldi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valencia West's Mahieddine Aggoune did a great save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rachid Hasni to make the kick off. Mahieddine Aggoune took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Hasni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Ferhat Nabil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valencia West's Abdelnacer Sifi got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Fairbanks AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelnacer Sifi came free, but Abdelmalek Merbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Hasni in the 81st minute of play forced Valencia West's goalkeeper Mahieddine Aggoune to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferhat Nabil kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. When Abdelnacer Sifi came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Valencia West fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdelnacer Sifi couldn't finish the play. Abdelnacer Sifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelmalek Merbah having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amine Souakri during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fairbanks AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! Valencia West's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.