League Play-Off

Fort Myers Shores Pa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmed Ben Khalidi got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Grambling's Ahmed Ben Khalidi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tayeb Mazzid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Houari Bahari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Said Larfaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salim Djebar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Dragons F-C's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Djebar came free, but Tayeb Mazzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tayeb Mazzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salim Djebar in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Ben Khalidi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tayeb Mazzid was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Dragons F-C's Houari Bahari got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Dragons F-C booed when Grambling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelhamid Bougherra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Ahmed Ben Khalidi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Dragons F-C's Tayeb Mazzid. Tayeb Mazzid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Mohamed Lelouch put in a rough tackle. In the 44th minute, one of Dragons F-C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dragons F-C.

Ahmed Ben Khalidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Dragons F-C's Tayeb Mazzid got control of the ball when Salim Djebar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dragons F-C's Hakim Megharia got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Rabah Belkacem made a precise shot to the right of Said Larfaoui. Grambling's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 64thth minute of the game Ahmed Ben Khalidi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dragons F-C's Tayeb Mazzid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ahmed Ben Khalidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salim Djebar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Ahmed Ben Khalidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ahmed Ben Khalidi came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Grambling 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 Ahmed Ben Khalidi couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the game, Grambling's Salim Djebar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tayeb Mazzid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Said Larfaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Belkacem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salim Djebar might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tayeb Mazzid. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salim Djebar ran back to his position shaking his head. Tayeb Mazzid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salim Djebar went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 96 minutes into the match, Dragons F-C's goalkeeper Tayeb Mazzid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salim Djebar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grambling eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.