League Play-Off

Scotchtown
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nordine Meriem made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Erbakan Vakfı's Lakhdar Cohen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cheb Khaled made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cheb Khaled showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakhdar Cohen, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Scotchtown AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Benamar Raho came free, but Cheb Khaled reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Benamar Raho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheb Khaled saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Chadli Kouici fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Erbakan Vakfı's protests and gave Chadli Kouici a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Erbakan Vakfı! In the 19th minute, the referee gave Scotchtown AFC a penalty. Mehdi Guendouz looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Nasserredine Camus. Cheb Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benamar Raho in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benamar Raho in the 23rd minute of play forced Scotchtown AFC's goalkeeper Cheb Khaled to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdel Karim Ahmed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Nasserredine Camus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abd al-Aziz Boukensa kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Scotchtown AFC's Abdel Karim Ahmed fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Nordine Meriem struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Nasserredine Camus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Scotchtown AFC. If Abdel Karim Ahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lakhdar Cohen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Scotchtown AFC booed when Erbakan Vakfı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abd al-Aziz Boukensa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nordine Meriem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Nasserredine Camus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kamel El-Hadi kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Scotchtown AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Cohen came free, but Cheb Khaled reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdel Karim Ahmed in the 64th minute of play forced Erbakan Vakfı's goalkeeper Nasserredine Camus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scotchtown AFC's Nordine Meriem got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Scotchtown AFC's Abdel Karim Ahmed sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nasserredine Camus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Abdelaziz Zemmamouche fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scotchtown AFC's protests and gave Abdelaziz Zemmamouche a yellow card for diving instead. After 83 played minutes Scotchtown AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Zemmamouche. 86 minutes into the match, Scotchtown AFC's goalkeeper Cheb Khaled had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benamar Raho. Scotchtown AFC's Nordine Meriem got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Erbakan Vakfı's Abd al-Aziz Boukensa got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Benamar Raho came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Erbakan Vakfı 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 Benamar Raho couldn't finish the play. After 96 played minutes Scotchtown AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nordine Meriem. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.