League Play-Off

Stone Mountain Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cheb Amsallem took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Dumas got a freekick which was hit by Abdel Karim Djamel. Fouad Cohen hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Jussef Ben Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Belaout, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Dumas's zone, Maamar Matmour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Djebbour came out of the goal and Maamar Matmour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jussef Ben Said made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Safy Raï in the 18th minute of play. After 18 played minutes FIRE-STONE got a freekick which was hit by Lounès Achiu. Maamar Matmour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rachid Djebbour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Amsallem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Djebbour having to interfere. In the 29th match minute, Dumas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdel Karim Djamel to maneuver through the defense. Abdelmalek Saïdi-Sief hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FIRE-STONE's zone, Ahmed Belaout stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jussef Ben Said came out of the goal and Ahmed Belaout tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Safy Raï received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Jussef Ben Said tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes FIRE-STONE got a freekick which was hit by Charles Saïd-Guerni. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Safy Raï made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Dumas's Safy Raï slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jussef Ben Said. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. Safy Raï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 68th minute, Ahmed Belaout made a precise shot to the right of Jussef Ben Said. FIRE-STONE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Safy Raï had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th play minute Ahmed Belaout came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jussef Ben Said. 0-3. Jussef Ben Said made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Belaout in the 78th minute. Dumas's Ahmed Belaout got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 82 minutes into the game, Chadli Belhagj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FIRE-STONE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dumas the free kick. After 82 played minutes FIRE-STONE got a freekick which was hit by Chadli Belhagj. Jussef Ben Said made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Belaout in the 88th minute. Ahmed Belaout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FIRE-STONE's Jussef Ben Said played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Safy Raï in the 94th minute of play. In the 99th minute Charles Saïd-Guerni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Djebbour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dumas had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.