League Play-Off

Rocky Point
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Plentywood FC's Kateb Benflis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Rocky Point got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Djebar. Kateb Benflis struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Knodi Karim Belkassem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Plentywood FC. If Abdelhamid Zaaf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 9 minutes, Daho Sadaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rocky Point's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daho Sadaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Plentywood FC's Ahmed Brahami got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plentywood FC's goalkeeper Abd el Belloumi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Plentywood FC's Ahmed Brahami sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Knodi Karim Belkassem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Abdelhamid Zaaf came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Plentywood FC 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 Abdelhamid Zaaf couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Rocky Point's goal looked a bit too open when Kateb Benflis came free, but Knodi Karim Belkassem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Plentywood FC got a freekick which was hit by Farid Kermali. In the 22nd minute of the match Mohammed Horr shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abd el Belloumi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kateb Benflis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abd el Belloumi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samir Khalef in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelhamid Zaaf in the 40th minute of play forced Rocky Point's goalkeeper Knodi Karim Belkassem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Rocky Point's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Zaaf came free, but Knodi Karim Belkassem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rocky Point getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hamza Belaout hit a great ball. Plentywood FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yazid Chebal in the 48th minute. Lazhar Brahami kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Lazhar Brahami was in a good position and ended up with the ball after Plentywood FC's free kick, but he didn't get a good hit on the ball and blazed it high and to the right of the goal. 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.

Abdelhamid Zaaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Knodi Karim Belkassem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hemza Zéroual recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmed Brahami charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Brahami the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Plentywood FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ahmed Brahami hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Boubekeur Zeghdoud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abd el Belloumi was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Rocky Point's Samir Khalef got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Boubekeur Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelhani Moussa during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abdelhani Moussa hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Abdelhamid Zaaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Knodi Karim Belkassem having to interfere. Rocky Point's Knodi Karim Belkassem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kateb Benflis in the 86th minute of play. After 95 minutes of play, Rocky Point's Samir Khalef made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abd el Belloumi was left in no man's land by his defense there!