League Play-Off

Kerman
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ben Chebal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ben Chebal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Anthar Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kamel Bouzid during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kerman FC booed when La Crosse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamel Bouzid didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Ismaël Mimoun sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Crosse's Abdelmalek Bahari didn't even have to move. When Nourredine Cohen came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Kerman FC 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 Nourredine Cohen couldn't finish the play. In the 15th match minute, Kerman FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelmalek Hammad to maneuver through the defense. Anthar Yahia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chadli Matmour's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Said Dahleb kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Ben Chebal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Anthar Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When La Crosse's Chadli Matmour in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kerman FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Kerman FC defense, Chadli Matmour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anthar Yahia. The Kerman FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anthar Yahia should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute Ben Chebal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthar Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Kerman FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Abdelmalek Hammad hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Abderaouf el Ibrahimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chadli Matmour kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Chadli Matmour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, La Crosse's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Ammour came free, but Abdelmalek Bahari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rachid Ammour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdelmalek Bahari was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rachid Ammour to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salah Boutabout got free with Anthar Yahia in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nourredine Cohen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Rachid Ammour had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdelmalek Bahari. La Crosse's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rachid Ammour was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nourredine Cohen in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelmalek Bahari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nourredine Cohen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chadli Matmour might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anthar Yahia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chadli Matmour ran back to his position shaking his head. Kerman FC's Anthar Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Chebal in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Kerman FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Abdelmalek Hammad hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamza Iles during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 98th minute Rachid Ammour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelmalek Bahari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nourredine Cohen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kerman FC had won after a very even match.