League Play-Off

Seven Lakes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Arrache kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Hocine Cherfa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Souad Abdessalam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Souad Abdessalam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fateh Menguellet, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Fateh Menguellet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes Seven Lakes AFC got a freekick which was hit by Chadli Chaib. Faouzi Yahia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Souad Abdessalam. Seven Lakes AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Souad Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine Cherfa in the 35th minute of play. Pocatello AFC's Mohamed Boumedienne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Arrache in the 37th minute of play. Hocine Cherfa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Pocatello AFC's Mohamed Boumedienne got control of the ball when Noureddine Fergani tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

52 minutes into the match, Pocatello AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Arrache came free, but Mohamed Boumedienne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelhani Soltani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamed Boumedienne having to make a save. If Noureddine Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Abdelhani Soltani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seven Lakes AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Souad Abdessalam didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fateh Menguellet went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute, Seven Lakes AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fateh Menguellet fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Noureddine Fergani kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Abdelhani Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fateh Menguellet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Pocatello AFC's Souad Abdessalam threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hocine Cherfa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Fateh Menguellet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pocatello AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fateh Menguellet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Souad Abdessalam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hocine Cherfa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Souad Abdessalam came out and tried to block the shot, but Hocine Cherfa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 90th minute. Mourad Arrache might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohamed Boumedienne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mourad Arrache ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pocatello AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.