League Play-Off

Norcross
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lounès Oussar got the match started through his kick off. Norcross's Amrani Hamdani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed in the 8th minute of play. Amrani Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Lounès Oussar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norcross fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Norcross booed when Northeast Ithaca AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Zaaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Said Azem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheb Boudjedra charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheb Boudjedra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th match minute, Norcross was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Boudjedra to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Lounès Oussar sped through Northeast Ithaca AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albert Messaoudi. In the 37th match minute, Northeast Ithaca AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Bahari to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Northeast Ithaca AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Cheb Bahari hit a great ball. Norcross's Noureddine Boulebda couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Northeast Ithaca AFC. After a rather tough play, Northeast Ithaca AFC's Farid Ibrir got a free kick in the 42nd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Medjiba to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Norcross's zone, Daniel Medjiba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amrani Hamdani came out of the goal and Daniel Medjiba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Norcross's Noureddine Khendu got a free kick in the 54th minute. If Daniel Medjiba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Northeast Ithaca AFC 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 Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed couldn't finish the play. Daniel Medjiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amrani Hamdani having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Said Azem made a precise shot to the right of Albert Messaoudi. Northeast Ithaca AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 78th minute Lounès Oussar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Messaoudi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Messaoudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lounès Oussar, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Albert Messaoudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lounès Oussar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amrani Hamdani having to make a save. In the 89th minute, Said Azem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cheb Boudjedra was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Cheb Boudjedra kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Northeast Ithaca AFC's Mouloud Fadhil Mohamed got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Northeast Ithaca AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Norcross.