League Play-Off

Ardmore
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdelnasser Bentaala kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Nouredine Bellemou Messaoud shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nabil Yahia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abdelnasser Bentaala took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nabil Yahia. Nabil Yahia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Abdelnasser Bentaala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Ali Diafat got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Amar Chadl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nabil Yahia having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amar Chadl in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nabil Yahia saved Ardmore from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amar Chadl in the 27th minute of play forced Ardmore's goalkeeper Nabil Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelnasser Bentaala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karim Menguellet got free with Mourad N'Soumer in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Amar Chadl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nabil Yahia was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Ali Diafat was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Ardmore's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 38th minute, Ali Diafat fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mourad N'Soumer, passed just outside the right post. Mourad N'Soumer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Diafat, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Karim Menguellet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, Balmville's goalkeeper Mourad N'Soumer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karim Menguellet. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Diafat made a kick off. Nabil Yahia made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Amar Chadl sent off a good shot on target. When Abdelnasser Bentaala came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Balmville 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 Abdelnasser Bentaala couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Amar Chadl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balmville's supporters rose to their feet, but Amar Chadl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Yahia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 74 minutes of play, Ardmore's Karim Menguellet made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mourad N'Soumer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Balmville's Yazid Ghazi got a free kick in the 78th minute. Nabil Yahia made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Amar Chadl sent off a good shot on target. After 91 played minutes Balmville got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Rahouli. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ali Diafat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ardmore's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Diafat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mourad N'Soumer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amar Chadl blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nabil Yahia having to make a save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.