League Play-Off

Fort Stewart Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmond Touhami took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Soltani Guendouz got free with Nassim Nabil in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Madani in the 22nd minute of play forced Fort Stewart AFC's goalkeeper Mouloud Radjef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Nasserredine Mhenni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fort Stewart AFC and the North Belle Vernon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Nasserredine Mhenni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fort Stewart AFC's Soltani Guendouz got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karim Madani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ali Bey fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fort Stewart AFC's protests and gave Ali Bey a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st match minute, Fort Stewart AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Bey to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Nadir Zitouni 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. Fort Stewart AFC's Mouloud Radjef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Madani in the 39th minute of play. Nadir Ulansi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meziane Raho kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karim Madani made a kick off. Edmond Touhami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Nassim Nabil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismaïl Akrour kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Soltani Guendouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nassim Nabil having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Edmond Touhami made a precise shot to the right of Nassim Nabil. North Belle Vernon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Soltani Guendouz came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Fort Stewart AFC 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 Soltani Guendouz couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Ali Bey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fort Stewart AFC's Edmond Touhami got a free kick in the 80th minute. Soltani Guendouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nassim Nabil having to interfere. Nadir Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Mouloud Radjef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Fort Stewart AFC had won after a very even match.