League Play-Off

Shingle Springs Stad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Toufik Cixous stood somewhat misplaced when Albert Hadjar came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 3 minute. Abdelmalek Sakhri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Madjer in the 7th minute of the match. Albert Hadjar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Toufik Cixous made a huge save. After 13 minutes, Said Abdelghani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shingle Springs and the Savanna players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Shingle Springs got a freekick which was hit by Said Abdelghani. Albert Hadjar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, Abdelmalek Madjer notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Shingle Springs's Abdelmalek Sakhri. Abdelmalek Sakhri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Farid Messaoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Savanna's Abdelmalek Madjer got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albert Hadjar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelmalek Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelmalek Sakhri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farid Messaoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Savanna's Abdelmalek Madjer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelmalek Sakhri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 46 minutes, Farid Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savanna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Farid Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute Albert Hadjar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toufik Cixous saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 played minutes Savanna got a freekick which was hit by Abd el Abdelghani. With a little luck, Shingle Springs's Abdelmalek Sakhri got control of the ball when Farid Messaoud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdellah Mohamed kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Karim Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Abdelmalek Madjer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelmalek Sakhri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelmalek Sakhri made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Farid Messaoud sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute Karim Yahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toufik Cixous saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toufik Cixous stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Yahia's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After 74 played minutes Abdelmalek Madjer rounded Shingle Springs's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-3. Abd el Abdelghani kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If Adlène Yacine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toufik Cixous showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Yahia in the 80th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Shingle Springs's zone, Abdelmalek Madjer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelmalek Sakhri came out of the goal and Abdelmalek Madjer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 88 minutes, Farid Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savanna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Farid Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toufik Cixous took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Hadjar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Abdelmalek Sakhri managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Savanna's Farid Messaoud fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Toufik Cixous made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Yahia in the 96th minute of play. The Savanna players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Shingle Springs from taking control. The game ends in a draw.