League Play-Off

McHenry Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Polish Team's Abdelkader Benhamou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Mérah-Benida in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in McHenry AFC's zone, Samir Amara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chakib Hamid Brahima came out of the goal and Samir Amara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Fawzi Arrache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. McHenry AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fawzi Arrache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fawzi Arrache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 minutes, Abdelnacer Djamel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the McHenry AFC and the Polish Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelnacer Djamel hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Samir Amara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chakib Hamid Brahima having to interfere. Abdelkader Benhamou made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Fawzi Arrache sent off a good shot on target. After 35 played minutes Polish Team got a freekick which was hit by Nadir Laura Douibi. Fawzi Arrache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fawzi Arrache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkader Benhamou having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Polish Team's goalkeeper Abdelkader Benhamou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fawzi Arrache. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Samir Amara to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Abdelnacer Djamel managed to get in a good position for a shot. McHenry AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelnacer Djamel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelkader Benhamou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th minute Rabah Mérah-Benida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelkader Benhamou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rabah Mérah-Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Abdelkader Benhamou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rabah Mérah-Benida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When McHenry AFC's Fawzi Arrache in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Polish Team's goalie prevented a goal. 69 minutes into the match, McHenry AFC's goalkeeper Chakib Hamid Brahima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antoine Ben Khalidi. McHenry AFC's Fawzi Arrache got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rabah Mérah-Benida came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the McHenry AFC 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 Rabah Mérah-Benida couldn't finish the play. Rabah Mérah-Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkader Benhamou having to interfere. Rabah Mérah-Benida blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdelkader Benhamou having to make a save.