League Play-Off

Fairport Harbor Stad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amar Piaf got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Baptiste Meniri in the 6th minute of play forced Fairport Harbor FC's goalkeeper Said Djeballi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahmoud Mouzaoui 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. After 9 played minutes Team Aliens got a freekick which was hit by Sid Benmabrouk. Amar Piaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Abdel Karim Zafour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match Jussef Matmour sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdel Karim Zafour skillfully saved the ball. Mahmoud Mouzaoui took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdel Karim Zafour. Abdel Karim Zafour dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. If Tedj Boutella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmoud Mouzaoui took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdel Karim Zafour. Abdel Karim Zafour 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Boutella in the 25th minute of play forced Fairport Harbor FC's goalkeeper Said Djeballi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Fairport Harbor FC's goalkeeper Said Djeballi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Said Djeballi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Meniri, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Tedj Boutella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Said Djeballi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Said Djeballi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tedj Boutella's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The audience was convinced that Tedj Boutella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Said Djeballi was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean-Baptiste Meniri made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Amar Piaf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdel Karim Zafour. Team Aliens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amar Piaf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. With his leg Said Djeballi managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Team Aliens's Tedj Boutella fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Said Djeballi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tedj Boutella in the 64th minute. After 74 played minutes Team Aliens got a freekick which was hit by Yazid Kermali. In the 75th minute of the match Karim Nasri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdel Karim Zafour showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tedj Boutella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Said Djeballi made a huge save. Said Djeballi made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Tedj Boutella sent off a good shot on target. Fairport Harbor FC's Said Djeballi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Baptiste Meniri in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fairport Harbor FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Team Aliens had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.