League Play-Off

Atkins Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Hamid Amsallem cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mansour Said was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Hamid Amsallem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Abdelhamid Fergani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atkins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emma123 the free kick. In the 16th minute of the match Abd al-Asis Khabatou shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mansour Said showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mansour Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Mammeri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leon el Ibrahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid el Ibrahimi having to interfere. Fateh Khelaifia hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Emma123's goalkeeper Rachid el Ibrahimi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leon el Ibrahimi. 29 minutes into the game, Hamid Amsallem cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mansour Said was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hamid Amsallem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Said having to interfere. Atkins's Mansour Said played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Amsallem in the 37th minute of play. Emma123's Yacine Mammeri got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamid Amsallem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Said having to interfere. Yacine Mammeri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mansour Said having to make a save. Bouabdellah Zidane's late challenge caught a Emma123's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bouabdellah Zidane helped the player get up and apologised. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Hamid Amsallem stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Atkins's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Amsallem came free, but Mansour Said reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamid Amsallem received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mansour Said came out and tried to block the shot, but Hamid Amsallem slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 58th minute. Yacine Mammeri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Said having to interfere. If Hamid Amsallem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamid Amsallem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Said having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yacine Mammeri got free with Mansour Said in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mansour Said showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Amsallem, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Yacine Mammeri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamid Amsallem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Mansour Said tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atkins's Mansour Said proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Atkins from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Hamid Amsallem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansour Said saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yacine Mammeri struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Mansour Said didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emma123. After a defensive mix-up in Atkins's zone, Abdelmalek Bensaoula stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mansour Said came out of the goal and Abdelmalek Bensaoula tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emma123's Yacine Mammeri got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mansour Said made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Amsallem in the 96th minute of play. When Abdelhamid Fergani was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 97 minutes had been played. A collision led to Atkins getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Abdelhamid Fergani hit a great ball. Emma123's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.