League Play-Off

Hollidaysburg Stadiu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Faouzi Meriem in the 5th minute of play forced Hollidaysburg's goalkeeper Karim Barbarossa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sofiane Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelnacer Benhabiles had several of the Rotonda's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 13 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Ali Mazzid as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 18th play minute Sofiane Saïdi-Sief came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ali Mazzid. 2-0. In the 22nd minute of the match Boughera Kader sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Mazzid skillfully saved the ball. Ali Mazzid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sofiane Saïdi-Sief in the 26th minute. Abdelnacer Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Mazzid having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Sofiane Saïdi-Sief got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Rotonda booed when Hollidaysburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sofiane Saïdi-Sief didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 played minutes, Hollidaysburg's Hameur Ziani shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ali Mazzid 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 Hollidaysburg reached it. Sofiane Saïdi-Sief fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Mazzid having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Hollidaysburg's goal looked a bit too open when Faouzi Meriem came free, but Karim Barbarossa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Ali Mazzid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sofiane Saïdi-Sief's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Faouzi Meriem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Barbarossa having to interfere. Hameur Ziani hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hollidaysburg getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Nourredine Ammour hit a great ball. When Faouzi Meriem came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Rotonda 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 Faouzi Meriem couldn't finish the play. Amine Chadl hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Sofiane Saïdi-Sief struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Ali Mazzid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hollidaysburg. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelnacer Benhabiles in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Mazzid prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rotonda's Ali Mazzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnacer Benhabiles in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Sofiane Saïdi-Sief notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rotonda's Ali Mazzid. Ali Mazzid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karim Barbarossa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faouzi Meriem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Hollidaysburg's zone, Mehdi Feraoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Barbarossa came out of the goal and Mehdi Feraoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelnacer Benhabiles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ali Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.