League Play-Off

University
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kateb Lacen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abdelmalek Skif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Khalida Khalef, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 6 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Hameur Mammeri was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Abdelmalek Skif notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of University FC's Hameur Mammeri. Hameur Mammeri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. University FC's Hameur Mammeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelmalek Skif in the 11th minute of play. After 11 played minutes University FC got a freekick which was hit by Ben Ramdani. Khalida Khalef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hameur Mammeri having to interfere. Hameur Mammeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Skif in the 18th minute of the match. Ben Ramdani kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Topsfield AFC's Khalida Khalef got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Abdelmalek Skif came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Topsfield 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 Abdelmalek Skif couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amar Brahami got free with Houari Piaf in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amar Brahami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Houari Piaf having to interfere. Topsfield AFC's Abdelmalek Skif got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelmalek Skif was the one to do the kick off. Kateb Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Houari Piaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes in the game, Tahar Benaouf fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hameur Mammeri having to interfere. Hameur Mammeri made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Khalida Khalef sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot by Cherif Zidān from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Hameur Mammeri's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Khalida Khalef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lakhdar Amara charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lakhdar Amara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, University FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lakhdar Amara to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, University FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Khalida Khalef fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Abdelmalek Skif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hameur Mammeri having to interfere. Hameur Mammeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmalek Skif in the 72nd minute of play. Kateb Lacen scored 1-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Houari Piaf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Topsfield AFC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Tahar Benaouf hit a great ball. Abdelmalek Skif struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Hameur Mammeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Topsfield AFC. In the 92nd minute, Khalida Khalef left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Topsfield AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Tahar Benaouf fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Topsfield AFC's protests and gave Tahar Benaouf a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Topsfield AFC's Tahar Benaouf got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Topsfield AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.