League Play-Off

New Cordell Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rabah Lamine Kab got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Half Moon AFC's Rabah Lamine Kab made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nasserredine Bouguerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mourad Macias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferhat Ramdani having to interfere. Mourad Macias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ferhat Ramdani made a huge save. Nasserredine Bouguerra came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Half Moon AFC's Rabah Lamine Kab. But to his dismay, Rabah Lamine Kab quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Said Mammeri fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New Cordell's protests and gave Said Mammeri a yellow card for diving instead. Said Mammeri hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st match minute, Half Moon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Lamine Kab to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Liamine Mami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasserredine Bouguerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 minutes, Farès N'Soumer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New Cordell and the Half Moon AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 35 played minutes New Cordell got a freekick which was hit by Farès N'Soumer. Liamine Mami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Half Moon AFC's Ahmed Boumedienne got a free kick in the 41st minute. Belmadi Benmabrouk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belmadi Benmabrouk made a kick off. Farès N'Soumer got his second yellow card in the match during the 52nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 52 played minutes New Cordell got a freekick which was hit by Farès N'Soumer. With a little luck, New Cordell's Nasserredine Bouguerra got control of the ball when Liamine Mami tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Nasserredine Bouguerra managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Half Moon AFC's Liamine Mami fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nasserredine Bouguerra made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Liamine Mami sent off a good shot on target. In the 67th minute, Mourad Macias got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Half Moon AFC's Djamel Nasri got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Mourad Macias managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Cordell's supporters rose to their feet, but Mourad Macias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferhat Ramdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rabah Lamine Kab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Mihoubi during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mohamed Mihoubi kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. New Cordell's Said Mammeri got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Said Mammeri off the ground. Said Mammeri hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabah Lamine Kab in the 83rd minute of play forced New Cordell's goalkeeper Nasserredine Bouguerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Antoine Djebar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hocine Hadjadj fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 90th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. If Liamine Mami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hocine Hammad's late challenge caught a Half Moon AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hocine Hammad helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th minute, Hocine Hammad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nasserredine Bouguerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Lamine Kab in the 98th minute of the match. Although New Cordell had been in control for most of the match, Half Moon AFC still came away with the win.