League Play-Off

Highland Village Sta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mohammed Yahia started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Newton's Mebarek Seghiri got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Karim Daham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamel Hanister was a little too slow when Charles Yahia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Cheikha Guendouz 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. In the 13thth minute of the game Cheikha Guendouz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Highland Village FC's Bouzid Heddou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute, Cheikha Guendouz made a precise shot to the right of Bouzid Heddou. Highland Village FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 19th minute, Farès Hamdoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner led to Newton's Farid Madouni getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nouredine Bey in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bouzid Heddou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kasdi Meskine during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute, Kasdi Meskine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Newton's Kamel Hanister got control of the ball when Yacine Mamouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Highland Village FC's Bouzid Heddou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouredine Bey in the 30th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Cheikha Guendouz 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. Charles Yahia kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Nouredine Bey made the kick off in the second half. Yacine Mamouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Hanister having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yacine Mamouni in the 54th minute of play forced Newton's goalkeeper Kamel Hanister to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farès Hamdoud kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. If Nouredine Bey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Yahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Kamel Hanister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yacine Mamouni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kamel Hanister read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Highland Village FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Charles Yahia hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Nouredine Bey got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 74 minutes into the match, Newton's Abdelhamid Madouni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mohammed Yahia in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kamel Hanister saved Newton from getting behind. In the 82nd minute Yacine Mamouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kamel Hanister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Newton's Kamel Hanister played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Mamouni in the 85th minute of play. Kamel Hanister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Mamouni in the 88th minute of the match. Mohammed Yahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yacine Mamouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Hanister having to interfere. Yacine Mamouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Kamel Hanister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Mohammed Yahia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kamel Hanister. Newton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohammed Yahia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Highland Village FC had won after a very even match.