League Play-Off

Mandan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amine Bouteflika started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Amine Bouteflika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7thth minute of the game Khalida Dahleb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mandan's Larbi Fanon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bendjedid Belkacem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Mandan's Amine Bouteflika in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santee FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Amine Bouteflika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Larbi Fanon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalida Dahleb, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Yazid Larbi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yazid Larbi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rachid Ouadah was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amine Bouteflika showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. Bendjedid Belkacem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larbi Fanon having to interfere. In the 31st minute Bendjedid Belkacem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larbi Fanon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes Mandan got a freekick which was hit by Ismaïl Cixous. When Amine Bouteflika came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Mandan 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 Amine Bouteflika couldn't finish the play. When Rabah Zidane fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santee FC's protests and gave Rabah Zidane a yellow card for diving instead. Rachid Ouadah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amine Bouteflika's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Khalida Dahleb made the kick off in the second half. Bendjedid Belkacem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalida Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Souad Sadaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amine Bouteflika recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amine Bouteflika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Ouadah having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amine Bouteflika in the 65th minute of play forced Santee FC's goalkeeper Rachid Ouadah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amine Bouteflika took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rachid Ouadah. Rachid Ouadah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. If Bendjedid Belkacem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Hamid Cherrad hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Souad Sadaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Ouadah having to interfere. Amine Bouteflika recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rachid Ouadah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souad Sadaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 played minutes Santee FC got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Sellal. After a defensive mix-up in Santee FC's zone, Souad Sadaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Ouadah came out of the goal and Souad Sadaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the match, Souad Sadaoui notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Santee FC's Rachid Ouadah. Rachid Ouadah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amine Bouteflika in the 88th minute of play forced Santee FC's goalkeeper Rachid Ouadah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Santee FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Bouteflika came free, but Rachid Ouadah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Mandan's goal looked a bit too open when Khalida Dahleb came free, but Larbi Fanon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Souad Sadaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mandan had played much better football throughout.