League Play-Off

Ottawa 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. Tahar Soltani started the match with the kick off. Ottawa's Tahar Soltani got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ottawa's zone, Mebarek Oussalah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kader Schoonmaker came out of the goal and Mebarek Oussalah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Khalida Belmadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Tahar Soltani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdulhamid Amara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mebarek Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kader Schoonmaker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc in the 19th minute of play. Khalida Belmadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the game, Khalida Belmadi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ottawa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Temple Hills FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ottawa's Khalida Belmadi got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Abdulhamid Amara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahar Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Abdulhamid Amara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tahar Soltani in the 28th minute of play. Khalida Belmadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulhamid Amara having to interfere. Abdulhamid Amara made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Khalida Belmadi sent off a good shot on target. Kader Schoonmaker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mebarek Oussalah in the 36th minute of play. Mebarek Oussalah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Temple Hills FC booed when Ottawa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faouzi Metref didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Temple Hills FC's zone, Tahar Soltani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdulhamid Amara came out of the goal and Tahar Soltani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tahar Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulhamid Amara having to interfere. Tahar Soltani struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Abdulhamid Amara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ottawa. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mebarek Oussalah to strike the kick off in the second half. If Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Ottawa's Kader Schoonmaker got control of the ball when Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khalida Belmadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Abdulhamid Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalida Belmadi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdulhamid Amara having to make a save. Mohamed Brahami hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Bellemou Faudel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ottawa's zone, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kader Schoonmaker came out of the goal and Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc 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 Tahar Soltani in the 82nd minute of play forced Temple Hills FC's goalkeeper Abdulhamid Amara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Maroc who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Kader Schoonmaker when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.