League Play-Off

New Cordell Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Belmadi Benmabrouk made the kick off which started today's match. Chih Khelaifia kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Sofiane Kaci Said made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Mourad Macias sent off a good shot on target. Belmadi Benmabrouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sofiane Kaci Said tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 7 minutes, Mourad Macias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Cordell's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Macias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mourad Macias in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sofiane Kaci Said, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 13th minute, Reda Lacarne 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, Glendive's Cheb Brahami got a free kick in the 14th minute. Chih Khelaifia's late challenge caught a New Cordell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chih Khelaifia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Glendive getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Chih Khelaifia hit a great ball. Sofiane Kaci Said came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by New Cordell's Mourad Macias. But to his dismay, Mourad Macias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chih Khelaifia made a kick off. New Cordell's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hocine Hadjadj in the 59th minute. The corner ended in Hocine Hadjadj almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Glendive's Sofiane Kaci Said did a great save. Belmadi Benmabrouk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nasserredine Bouguerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reda Lacarne in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Glendive's Mohamed Hadj Aïssa got a free kick in the 68th minute. Reda Lacarne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nasserredine Bouguerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78thth minute of the game Chih Khelaifia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New Cordell's Nasserredine Bouguerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sofiane Kaci Said made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mourad Macias in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Khair ad-Din Madouni during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Khair ad-Din Madouni hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 89th match minute, New Cordell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halim Barbarossa to maneuver through the defense. Belmadi Benmabrouk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th 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. New Cordell's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.