League Play-Off

La Habra Heights Par
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Belaid Saïfi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Mimoun Medjani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bolingbrook's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Habra Heights the free kick. A collision led to Bolingbrook getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mimoun Medjani hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Mokdad Radjef shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abderaouf Reda Madouni showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, La Habra Heights's Abdelnasser Zarabi got a free kick in the 11th minute. Rachid Zidane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Abderaouf Reda Madouni made a huge save. Nordine Ghozali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ferhat Ibrir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Zidane might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abderaouf Reda Madouni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rachid Zidane ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hocine Souakri during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hocine Souakri hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. La Habra Heights's Rachid Zidane got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Tayeb Benhamou got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 32 minutes into the match, Tayeb Benhamou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abderaouf Reda Madouni, 1-0. In the 35th minute Tayeb Benhamou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderaouf Reda Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Knodi Harkouk kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Tayeb Benhamou 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tayeb Benhamou to make the kick off. Belaid Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferhat Ibrir having to interfere. If Tayeb Benhamou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 minutes, Meziane Soltani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Habra Heights and the Bolingbrook players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nordine Ghozali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferhat Ibrir having to interfere. Knodi Harkouk kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Bolingbrook's Abderaouf Reda Madouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Zidane in the 83rd minute of play. Bolingbrook's Mimoun Medjani suffered a concussion in the 86th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 86 minutes, Abdelnasser Zarabi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Habra Heights and the Bolingbrook players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, La Habra Heights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelnasser Zarabi to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Zidane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute, Ismaïl Achiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tayeb Benhamou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Abderaouf Reda Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rachid Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Belaid Saïfi hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. La Habra Heights walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.