League Play-Off

Brockton
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the game, Abdelaziz Doutté was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Antlers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brockton AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Antlers's Abdelaziz Doutté got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Safy Souakri hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When Abdelaziz Doutté came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Antlers 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 Abdelaziz Doutté couldn't finish the play. Anther Merbah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Zaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 18th minute Bouabdellah Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salim Benhabiles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 20 played minutes Brockton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Bouabdellah Daham. Brockton AFC's Anther Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Zaoui in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Antlers's zone, Bouabdellah Daham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Benhabiles came out of the goal and Bouabdellah Daham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Safy Souakri kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Karim Zaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Antlers's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Zaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anther Merbah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bouabdellah Daham in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salim Benhabiles saved Antlers from getting behind. Abdelhamid Bougherra kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Abdelaziz Doutté fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anther Merbah having to interfere. After 41 minutes, Ahmed Boukensa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brockton AFC and the Antlers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Brockton AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ahmed Boukensa hit a great ball. Abdelaziz Doutté took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anther Merbah. Anther Merbah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Karim Zaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anther Merbah having to interfere. The Brockton AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Antlers were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Bouabdellah Daham made the kick off in the second half. Salim Benhabiles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bouabdellah Daham, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Antlers's zone, Soltani Boudjedra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Benhabiles came out of the goal and Soltani Boudjedra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 71 played minutes Antlers got a freekick which was hit by Abdelhamid Bougherra. Bouabdellah Daham took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salim Benhabiles. Salim Benhabiles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 75th minute Karim Zaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anther Merbah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79 played minutes Antlers got a freekick which was hit by Abdelhamid Bougherra. Soltani Boudjedra 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. Antlers's Salim Benhabiles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bouabdellah Daham in the 83rd minute of play. Soltani Boudjedra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Salim Benhabiles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelaziz Doutté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Karim Zaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anther Merbah having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Halim Harkat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Antlers's supporters rose to their feet, but Halim Harkat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anther Merbah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.