League Play-Off

Ottawa Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Houari Akrour took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kader Schoonmaker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Belkheir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Tahar Soltani sped through Burleson FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yazid Mansouri. In the 12th minute Chadli Mouzaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazid Mansouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalida Belmadi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Yazid Mansouri made a huge save. Kader Schoonmaker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Belkheir in the 19th minute of the match. Houari Akrour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ottawa's zone, Belaid Zitouni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kader Schoonmaker came out of the goal and Belaid Zitouni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karim Belkheir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Karim Belkheir put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kader Schoonmaker. Ottawa's Kader Schoonmaker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Belkheir in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ottawa's Chadli Mouzaoui got a free kick in the 36th minute. Houari Akrour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kader Schoonmaker having to interfere. Yazid Mansouri 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 41st minute. Houari Akrour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tahar Soltani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Burleson FC's Yazid Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Belaout in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Burleson FC's goalkeeper Yazid Mansouri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmed Messaoud during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Burleson FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ahmed Messaoud hit a great ball. Kader Schoonmaker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Houari Akrour in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69thth minute of the game Houari Akrour who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ottawa's Kader Schoonmaker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Chadli Mouzaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st match minute, Ottawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chadli Mouzaoui to maneuver through the defense. Yazid Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalida Belmadi in the 73rd minute of the match. If Belaid Zitouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tahar Soltani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute Houari Akrour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kader Schoonmaker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Houari Akrour got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 87 played minutes Ottawa got a freekick which was hit by Tedj Belaout. Burleson FC's Ahmed Mansouri couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 88th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ottawa. If Tahar Soltani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Metref kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.