League Play-Off

Somerset Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Lamine kicked off to start the match. Yacine Zitouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Said in the 9th minute of play forced Ballwin's goalkeeper Fathi Cohen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nasser Bouzid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nasreddine Saïd-Guerni in the 11th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ballwin's zone, Yacine Zitouni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fathi Cohen came out of the goal and Yacine Zitouni 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 19 minutes, Ahmed Said managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Somerset's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Said was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 20th minute by Yacine Zitouni got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 24 minutes into the match, Nasreddine Saïd-Guerni notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Somerset's Nasser Bouzid. Nasser Bouzid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ballwin's Fadhil Larbi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid Lamine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasser Bouzid having to interfere. Tayeb Kharroubi hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Nasreddine Saïd-Guerni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nasser Bouzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Lamine in the 44th minute of play. Nasser Bouzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Lamine, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Fathi Cohen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Said in the 53rd minute of the match. Yacine Zitouni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Lamine in the 60th minute of play forced Somerset's goalkeeper Nasser Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Ballwin's goal looked a bit too open when Yacine Zitouni came free, but Fathi Cohen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Mezdad kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Ahmed Said had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fathi Cohen. Ballwin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Said was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Somerset's Nasser Bouzid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Somerset from getting a goal against them. If Rachid Lamine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 77 played minutes, Ballwin's Abdel Karim Djenia Lkbira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nasser Bouzid came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ballwin reached it. Ahmed Said received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Fathi Cohen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Said in the 81st minute of play forced Ballwin's goalkeeper Fathi Cohen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ahmed Said came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Somerset 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 Ahmed Said couldn't finish the play. Ballwin's Nasreddine Saïd-Guerni got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Ballwin players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Somerset from taking control. The game ends in a draw.