League Play-Off

Riverton
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Baba Ali Yahia kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Mouloud Cavalli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kamel Faudel was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. When Hamid Moussaoui fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mount Gilead's protests and gave Hamid Moussaoui a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Mount Gilead got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Moussaoui. Kamel Faudel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mouloud Cavalli in the 7th minute of the match. Hamid Moussaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. If Fadel Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amar Sadaoui during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Amar Sadaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fadel Saïdi-Sief sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amar Sadaoui was shown his second yellow card after 18 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 19 played minutes Mount Gilead got a freekick which was hit by Amar Sadaoui. In the 20th minute, Fadel Saïdi-Sief left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nathan FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Nathan FC's Hakim Hima got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mount Gilead's goalkeeper Kamel Faudel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abdelmalek Kouidri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amrani Benarbia, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. If Hakim Hima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelmalek Kouidri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amrani Benarbia in the 34th minute of play. Fadel Saïdi-Sief recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Nathan FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Souad Mammeri hit a great ball. Kamel Faudel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mouloud Cavalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noureddine Al-Jazairia kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Mouloud Cavalli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kamel Faudel came out and tried to block the shot, but Mouloud Cavalli slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mouloud Cavalli was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Mount Gilead's goal looked a bit too open when Fadel Saïdi-Sief came free, but Kamel Faudel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Amrani Benarbia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mount Gilead fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 65 minutes into the match, Fadel Saïdi-Sief had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kamel Faudel. Mount Gilead's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fadel Saïdi-Sief was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Anthar Ziani hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st match minute, Mount Gilead was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Moussaoui to maneuver through the defense. If Fadel Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 minutes, Souad Mammeri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nathan FC and the Mount Gilead players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Nathan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Souad Mammeri to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Mount Gilead got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Moussaoui. Fadel Saïdi-Sief sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Nathan FC's Fadel Saïdi-Sief sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kamel Faudel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kamel Faudel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fadel Saïdi-Sief in the 81st minute of play. Abdelmalek Kouidri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amrani Benarbia in the 83rd minute. After a rather tough play, Mount Gilead's Hamid Moussaoui got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 90th match minute, Mount Gilead was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Baba Ali Yahia to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Mebarek Sadmi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Mount Gilead's Kamel Faudel didn't even have to move. Souad Mammeri got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Souad Mammeri kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Mount Gilead's Amrani Benarbia got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.