League Play-Off

Lake Village Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fateh Mammeri started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mahmoud Abbas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Knodi Brahimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahmoud Abbas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Knodi Brahimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nordine Bilal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Safy Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Nadir Zaaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lake Village's Ahmed Saïfi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Abdellah Medjadi Kraouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdellah Medjadi Kraouche blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Safy Sofiane having to make a save. In the 41st minute Nadir Zaaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmoud Abbas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nadir Zaaf's late challenge caught a Lake Village's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nadir Zaaf helped the player get up and apologised. Nadir Zaaf hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdellah Medjadi Kraouche to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Nadir Zaaf took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Mahmoud Abbas to make any attempt to save it. Knodi Brahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Abbas having to interfere. When Rafik Zoheir Belhagj fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lake Village's protests and gave Rafik Zoheir Belhagj a yellow card for diving instead. Fateh Mammeri received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mahmoud Abbas came out and tried to block the shot, but Fateh Mammeri slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute Abdellah Medjadi Kraouche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safy Sofiane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Knodi Brahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Abbas having to interfere. If Knodi Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Knodi Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rafik Zoheir Belhagj was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. In the 78th minute, Rafik Zoheir Belhagj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Knodi Brahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Mahmoud Abbas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mack South's Safy Sofiane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nordine Bilal in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Lake Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billel Toumi to maneuver through the defense. Knodi Brahimi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Mahmoud Abbas made a huge save. The Mack South supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mack South would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.