League Play-Off

Citrus Springs
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Citrus Springs AFC's Kateb Saci got a free kick in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the match, Pahrump AFC's Tayeb el Ibrahimi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Smail Rahouli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toufik Schoonmaker in the 6th minute of play. Antoine Dahar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Smail Rahouli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toufik Schoonmaker in the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Citrus Springs AFC's Kateb Saci got a free kick in the 9th minute. When Pahrump AFC's Antoine Dahar in 11 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Smail Rahouli guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Cheb Kerkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Smail Rahouli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Rahouli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoine Dahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17thth minute of the game Antoine Dahar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Citrus Springs AFC's Smail Rahouli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jean Abdessalam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Smail Rahouli was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Citrus Springs AFC's goalkeeper Smail Rahouli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Kateb Saci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Citrus Springs AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Dahar came free, but Smail Rahouli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nassim Morceli kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Pahrump AFC's Antoine Dahar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Smail Rahouli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Smail Rahouli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toufik Schoonmaker, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Antoine Dahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smail Rahouli having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antoine Dahar in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Smail Rahouli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Antoine Dahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toufik Schoonmaker was the one to do the kick off. Nassim Morceli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Amine El-Hadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smail Rahouli made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Antoine Dahar sent off a good shot on target. After 57 minutes, Kateb Saci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Citrus Springs AFC and the Pahrump AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Kateb Saci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antoine Dahar struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Smail Rahouli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pahrump AFC. Citrus Springs AFC's Smail Rahouli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toufik Schoonmaker in the 60th minute of play. Smail Rahouli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toufik Schoonmaker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean Abdessalam charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean Abdessalam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jean Abdessalam kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Mohamed Ben Benchenaa, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Antoine Dahar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Smail Rahouli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antoine Dahar in the 72nd minute. Amine El-Hadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamel Ben Khalidi in the 77th minute of play. Kamel Ben Khalidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 minutes, Mouloud Brahimi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pahrump AFC and the Citrus Springs AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pahrump AFC's Mouloud Brahimi got a free kick in the 81st minute. Ahmed Aarache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amine El-Hadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Aarache in the 90th minute of play. Mohamed Ben Benchenaa hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.