League Play-Off

Huntersville Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Robert Matmour started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mustapha Raï fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Mezdad having to interfere. Djamal Ouyahia hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 8 minutes, Cheb Hadj Aïssa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prattville and the Huntersville AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cheb Hadj Aïssa kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Hocine Nima kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Maïssa Fari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilles Mansouri in the 12th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mustapha Raï in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Mezdad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilles Mansouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Maïssa Fari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Benamar Abdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Benamar Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Mezdad was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Robert Matmour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Maïssa Fari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 29 minutes, Mustapha Raï managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prattville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mustapha Raï was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gilles Mansouri might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maïssa Fari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilles Mansouri ran back to his position shaking his head. If Robert Matmour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Matmour in the 35th minute of play forced Prattville's goalkeeper Maïssa Fari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Robert Matmour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maïssa Fari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rabah Mezdad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benamar Abdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Robert Matmour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maïssa Fari having to interfere. Gilles Mansouri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Maïssa Fari made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benamar Abdi to make the kick off. If Robert Matmour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Huntersville AFC booed when Prattville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheb Hadj Aïssa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robert Matmour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Huntersville AFC's Gilles Mansouri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maïssa Fari narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rabah Mezdad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustapha Raï in the 82nd minute. Rabah Mezdad was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Mustapha Raï capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mustapha Raï really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Robert Matmour recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mustapha Raï fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Mezdad having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Prattville walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.