League Play-Off

North Seekonk Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sid Mezdad made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rancho Murieta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adlène Hamdoud was slow to take the kick. During this time North Seekonk's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Adlène Hamdoud got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Faouzi Abrika quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 8th minute Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meziane Rimitti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meziane Rimitti having to interfere. Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meziane Rimitti having to interfere. After a rather tough play, North Seekonk's Ismael Zenia got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Abdelmalek Maillot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amar Djebar hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Cheb Belaout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of North Seekonk booed when Rancho Murieta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amar Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Rancho Murieta's Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meziane Rimitti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Djabir Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Djabir Said came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the North Seekonk 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 Djabir Said couldn't finish the play. Djabir Said hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Meziane Rimitti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Baba Ali Djebbour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelmalek Maillot's late challenge caught a Rancho Murieta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelmalek Maillot helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rancho Murieta booed when North Seekonk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelmalek Maillot didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to North Seekonk getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ismael Zenia hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 58 minutes, Maamar Lacen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rancho Murieta and the North Seekonk players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rancho Murieta getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Maamar Lacen hit a great ball. Sid Mezdad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Abrika having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Cheb Belaout left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Seekonk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maamar Lacen in the 66th minute of play forced North Seekonk's goalkeeper Meziane Rimitti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. North Seekonk's Meziane Rimitti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save North Seekonk from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute Sid Mezdad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faouzi Abrika saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Amar Djebar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rancho Murieta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Seekonk the free kick. A collision led to Rancho Murieta getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Amar Djebar hit a great ball. After having played for 76 minutes, Cheb Belaout managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Seekonk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Belaout was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rancho Murieta's Faouzi Abrika played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sid Mezdad in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Rancho Murieta's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Belaout came free, but Faouzi Abrika reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Belaout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Abrika having to interfere. If Cheb Belaout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 91 minutes on the clock, Adlène Hamdoud commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 90 minutes into the game, one of North Seekonk:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a long run with the ball, Maamar Aggoune did a trick in the 93rd minute in front of North Seekonk's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-1. An impressive performance by Rancho Murieta's Maamar Aggoune! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.