League Play-Off

Harahan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ismaïl Mohamed kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute of the match, Mohamed Ben Khalidi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rafik Benaouf saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 12th minute, Said Bouguerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Zīn ud-Dīn Harkat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fadel Saïd-Guerni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Zīn ud-Dīn Harkat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Calistoga FC's Rafik Benaouf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Calistoga FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Calistoga FC's Abdelmalek Sadi got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Calistoga FC's goalkeeper Rafik Benaouf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mouloud Bahari. The audience held their breath when Karim Moussaoui in the 32nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Fadel Saïd-Guerni's left hand side. Calistoga FC's Zīn ud-Dīn Harkat got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ismaïl Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Zīn ud-Dīn Harkat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadel Saïd-Guerni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafik Benaouf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mouloud Bahari in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Calistoga FC's zone, Mohamed Ben Khalidi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafik Benaouf came out of the goal and Mohamed Ben Khalidi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohamed Ben Khalidi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute of the match Mourad Khadra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafik Benaouf showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Ben Khalidi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafik Benaouf was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When Mourad Khadra fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harahan's protests and gave Mourad Khadra a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Harahan getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mourad Khadra hit a great ball. Fadel Saïd-Guerni acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 63rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Abdelmalek Sadi. After 66 played minutes Ismaïl Mohamed rounded Harahan's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. Rafik Benaouf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Ben Khalidi in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Calistoga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Bahari came free, but Rafik Benaouf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Mohamed Ben Khalidi 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. 76 minutes into the match, Calistoga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Khalidi came free, but Rafik Benaouf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismaïl Mohamed's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fadel Saïd-Guerni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Fadel Saïd-Guerni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismaïl Mohamed in the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Harahan's goal looked a bit too open when Ismaïl Mohamed came free, but Fadel Saïd-Guerni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Ben Khalidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Benaouf having to interfere. If Mouloud Bahari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mouloud Bahari came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Harahan 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 Mouloud Bahari couldn't finish the play. The Calistoga FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Calistoga FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.