League Play-Off

Tarboro
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. Mohammed Ahmed Kharroubi started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Tarboro's Mohammed Ahmed Harkouk got a free kick in the 3rd minute. If Smail Nabil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Tarboro booed when raimon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Smail Nabil didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Fouad Djebar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tarboro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fouad Djebar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamid Timsit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maïssa Zemmamouche having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, raimon's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammed Ahmed Kharroubi came free, but Lakhdar Hammad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Tarboro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fouad Djebar to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, raimon's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammed Ahmed Kharroubi came free, but Lakhdar Hammad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Fouad Djebar could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Lakhdar Hammad however easily saved by the left post. In the 30th match minute, raimon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Timsit to maneuver through the defense. Mohammed Ahmed Harkouk's late challenge caught a raimon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohammed Ahmed Harkouk helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of raimon booed when Tarboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohammed Ahmed Harkouk didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Smail Nabil in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maïssa Zemmamouche saved Tarboro from getting behind. After 55 minutes of play, raimon's Smail Nabil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maïssa Zemmamouche was left in no man's land by his defense there! raimon's Lakhdar Hammad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Djebbour in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, raimon's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Achiou came free, but Lakhdar Hammad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Madjid Djebbour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tarboro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 69 minutes into the match, Fouad Djebar notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of raimon's Lakhdar Hammad. Lakhdar Hammad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Smail Nabil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maïssa Zemmamouche having to interfere. The supporters of raimon booed when Tarboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Djebbour didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Smail Nabil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. raimon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Smail Nabil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Smail Nabil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhani Adjani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Maïssa Zemmamouche made a huge save. If Smail Nabil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Madjid Djebbour during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Mouloud Mohand 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. Many of raimon's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. raimon may have spent more time on the ball, but Tarboro were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.