League Play-Off

Forrest City Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kateb Kharroubi started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Tayeb Lelouch notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Forrest City AFC's Anther Aboulker. Anther Aboulker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anther Aboulker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kateb Kharroubi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Kateb Kharroubi managed to get in a good position for a shot. East Richmond Heights's supporters rose to their feet, but Kateb Kharroubi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anther Aboulker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sid Boutabout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fodil Boulmerka, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Fodil Boulmerka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. East Richmond Heights's Sid Boutabout proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save East Richmond Heights from getting a goal against them. Fodil Boulmerka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sid Boutabout having to interfere. Yacine Yahia hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. East Richmond Heights's Noureddine Hamdani couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Forrest City AFC. Kateb Kharroubi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the game, Boudjemaa Bezzaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forrest City AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave East Richmond Heights the free kick. Boudjemaa Bezzaz hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Kateb Kharroubi came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the East Richmond Heights 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 Kateb Kharroubi couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forrest City AFC's goalkeeper Anther Aboulker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Hocine Baroudi fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forrest City AFC's protests and gave Hocine Baroudi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Forrest City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Baroudi to maneuver through the defense. East Richmond Heights's Noureddine Hamdani was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anther Aboulker in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Anther Aboulker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hocine Merah-Benida went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fodil Boulmerka made a kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forrest City AFC's goalkeeper Anther Aboulker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Toufik Boniche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sid Boutabout was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 61st minute, Kateb Kharroubi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kateb Kharroubi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anther Aboulker having to interfere. Kateb Kharroubi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anther Aboulker having to interfere. Anther Aboulker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hocine Merah-Benida went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Hocine Merah-Benida received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anther Aboulker came out and tried to block the shot, but Hocine Merah-Benida slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 74th minute. Hocine Merah-Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Anther Aboulker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anther Aboulker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kateb Kharroubi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amar Nasri charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amar Nasri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in East Richmond Heights's zone, Toufik Boniche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sid Boutabout came out of the goal and Toufik Boniche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bouabdellah El-Hadi hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute Forrest City AFC were awarded a corner. Yacine Yahia went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Cheb El-Hadi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sid Boutabout quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. East Richmond Heights's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.