League Play-Off

Durant
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abd al-Asis Kerkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Lakhdar Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Karim Horr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute Rachid Baba Ali Zeghdoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lakhdar Boulmerka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Chadl hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Abdelhani Nekkar didn't quite understand what happened when in the 13 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. A collision led to Durant getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Karim Ramdani hit a great ball. When Mustapha Maillot came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Robersonville AFC 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 Mustapha Maillot couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute Abdellah Hadjadj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abd al-Aziz Saïfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalida Boutella hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Abdellah Hadjadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Maillot in the 23rd minute of play forced Durant's goalkeeper Abd al-Aziz Saïfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Abdellah Hadjadj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Robersonville AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdellah Hadjadj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abd al-Aziz Saïfi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abd al-Asis Kerkar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Abd al-Asis Kerkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 34 minutes, Mustapha Maillot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Robersonville AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mustapha Maillot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdellah Hadjadj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Abd al-Aziz Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rachid Baba Ali Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lakhdar Boulmerka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abd al-Asis Kerkar went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Mouloud Sakhri lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Durant fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Abd al-Aziz Saïfi, was totally fooled by Robersonville AFC's Abdelhani Nekkar, who 61 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 69th minute, Abd al-Asis Kerkar 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. Durant's Abd al-Aziz Saïfi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Durant from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Robersonville AFC booed when Durant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khalida Boutella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abd al-Aziz Saïfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustapha Maillot, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Abdellah Hadjadj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Abd al-Aziz Saïfi made a huge save. After some careless play in the Robersonville AFC defense, Abd al-Asis Kerkar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lakhdar Boulmerka. The Robersonville AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lakhdar Boulmerka should have stopped the shot. Lakhdar Boulmerka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Ramdani's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. A collision led to Durant getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Karim Ramdani hit a great ball. Fodil Metref kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Robersonville AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.