League Play-Off

Floresville
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lili Hamouda took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Mohammed Assad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floresville AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammed Assad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Adjani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mohammed Assad came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Floresville 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 Mohammed Assad couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute Lili Hamouda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Adjani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes, Jean Moussa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Floresville AFC and the Corvallis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Belaid Bensaoula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walid Lemoui in the 17th minute of play forced Floresville AFC's goalkeeper Ahmed Megharia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lili Hamouda struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Rabah Adjani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Floresville AFC. Ahmed Megharia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belaid Bensaoula, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Corvallis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Bencheikh to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Fodil Otman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floresville AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fodil Otman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rabah Adjani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 1-0 became the score in the 36th minute when Mohammed Assad elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Lili Hamouda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walid Lemoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ahmed Megharia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Belaid Bensaoula made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jean Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohammed Assad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Adjani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Belaid Bensaoula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lili Hamouda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Rabah Adjani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Floresville AFC's zone, Walid Lemoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Megharia came out of the goal and Walid Lemoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Floresville AFC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ferhat Bouazza hit a great ball. Corvallis's Belaid Bensaoula got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Floresville AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Walid Lemoui fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 76 minutes into the match, Corvallis's goal looked a bit too open when Lili Hamouda came free, but Rabah Adjani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belaid Bensaoula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Megharia having to interfere. Walid Lemoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Floresville AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Corvallis for a fine match.