League Play-Off

Abingdon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Abingdon's Krim Radjef dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Hocine Bourebbou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abderrachid Khendu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hocine Bourebbou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Noureddine Sakhri's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Hameur Hamid was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Krim Radjef showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. Abingdon's attack was well implemented in the 27th minute, but when Krim Radjef was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 34th minute, Oak Valley FC's Said Maroc seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Said Maroc the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Oak Valley FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Said Maroc had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Larbi Brahmi walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Fadel Khaled fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hameur Hamid having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Krim Radjef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abingdon's supporters rose to their feet, but Krim Radjef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hameur Hamid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oak Valley FC's Hameur Hamid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Oak Valley FC from getting a goal against them. Abdelmalek Bruel's late challenge caught a Oak Valley FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelmalek Bruel helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Noureddine Sakhri made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Oak Valley FC booed when Abingdon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Larbi Brahmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hameur Hamid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krim Radjef in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match Ferhat Hima sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hameur Hamid skillfully saved the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Abingdon's Fadel Khaled nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hameur Hamid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Krim Radjef recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71stth minute of the game Krim Radjef who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oak Valley FC's Hameur Hamid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hameur Hamid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Krim Radjef's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Hamid Bouchemla hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to Oak Valley FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Abdelnacer Besseghir hit a great ball. Abingdon's Larbi Brahmi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Oak Valley FC. After 82 played minutes Oak Valley FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelnacer Besseghir. If Krim Radjef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Mustapha Guendouz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krim Radjef in the 89th minute of play forced Oak Valley FC's goalkeeper Hameur Hamid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute of the match Abingdon got a corner. Oak Valley FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Larbi Brahmi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Abingdon's corner Larbi Brahmi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hameur Hamid quite easily take care of the ball. If Noureddine Sakhri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hameur Hamid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krim Radjef, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the Abingdon players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.