League Play-Off

A.Sanchez stadium
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. Madhi Chebal started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Madhi Chebal in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rachid Saadane saved original arsenal fc from getting behind. 6 minutes into the match, original arsenal fc's goal looked a bit too open when Madhi Chebal came free, but Rachid Saadane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Madhi Chebal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Mount Horeb's zone, Abdelaziz Bouzid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Saïfi came out of the goal and Abdelaziz Bouzid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ismael Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Rafik Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Saadane came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Mount Horeb's Madhi Chebal. But to his dismay, Madhi Chebal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Lili Fahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madhi Chebal in the 23rd minute of play forced original arsenal fc's goalkeeper Rachid Saadane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Saadane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madhi Chebal in the 25th minute of play. Mount Horeb's Lili Fahima got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, original arsenal fc's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Assad came free, but Rachid Saadane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, original arsenal fc's Ismael Soltani got a free kick in the 32nd minute. original arsenal fc's Rachid Saadane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madhi Chebal in the 33rd minute of play. Mimoun Ouid Nima hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in original arsenal fc's zone, Cheb Assad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Saadane came out of the goal and Cheb Assad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madhi Chebal in the 43rd minute of play forced original arsenal fc's goalkeeper Rachid Saadane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mount Horeb booed when original arsenal fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelkader Meriem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halim Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Saïfi having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Halim Djamel to make the kick off. The supporters of Mount Horeb booed when original arsenal fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelkader Meriem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rachid Saadane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Madhi Chebal's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Rachid Saadane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madhi Chebal in the 56th minute of play. Rachid Saadane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madhi Chebal in the 59th minute of play. Billel Bouchemla kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Hicham Yahia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafik Saïfi. Mount Horeb's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. original arsenal fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Madhi Chebal scored to the left of an out of position Rachid Saadane, making the score, 0-3. A collision led to original arsenal fc getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Mimoun Ouid Nima hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Mount Horeb's Rachid Saadane threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Madhi Chebal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madhi Chebal in the 75th minute of play forced original arsenal fc's goalkeeper Rachid Saadane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute of the match, Madhi Chebal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rachid Saadane saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Madhi Chebal put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Rachid Saadane. Mimoun Ouid Nima kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Madhi Chebal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Madhi Chebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.