League Play-Off

Pauls Valley
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Adlène Benmabrouk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. François Boukensa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 5th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nouara Cerbah. Said Ulansi kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Souad Hamdani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Nabil Zakaria got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nabil Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Adlène Benmabrouk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Smail Gourion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rio Grande FC's Adlène Benmabrouk got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pauls Valley FC's Abdelhamid Akrour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nabil Zakaria in the 27th minute of play. When Nabil Zakaria came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Rio Grande FC 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 Nabil Zakaria couldn't finish the play. François Boukensa made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Smail Gourion sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 36 minutes, Mehdi Djamel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pauls Valley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehdi Djamel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. François Boukensa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehdi Djamel's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Mourad Zerguelaine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adlène Benmabrouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Akrour having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mehdi Djamel made a kick off. Nouara Cerbah's late challenge caught a Rio Grande FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nouara Cerbah helped the player get up and apologised. Nouara Cerbah kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Nabil Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehdi Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without François Boukensa having to interfere. After 67 played minutes Pauls Valley FC got a freekick which was hit by Hemza Madouni. Rio Grande FC's François Boukensa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Smail Gourion in the 69th minute of play. If Mehdi Djamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Mourad Zerguelaine fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio Grande FC's protests and gave Mourad Zerguelaine a yellow card for diving instead. Pauls Valley FC's Soltani Beloufa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Rio Grande FC. After 73 played minutes Rio Grande FC got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Zerguelaine. When Nabil Zakaria came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Rio Grande FC 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 Nabil Zakaria couldn't finish the play. When Smail Gourion came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Pauls Valley FC 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 Smail Gourion couldn't finish the play. If Mehdi Djamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. François Boukensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehdi Djamel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. François Boukensa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Djamel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.