League Play-Off

Niles
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdel Abdelghani made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Cherif Saci 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. In the 5th minute, Abdelhamid Ahmed 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. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for West University Place FC. Amar Karim Belkassem stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abderrachid Badis. 0-1. Niles's Abderrachid Badis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Moll in the 12th minute of play. If Abdel Abdelghani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abderrachid Badis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Liamine Kheyari's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amar Karim Belkassem during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to West University Place FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Amar Karim Belkassem hit a great ball. When Liamine Kheyari, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 21 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Abderrachid Badis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Abdel Abdelghani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderrachid Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 minutes, Liamine Kheyari made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Niles's Abderrachid Badis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Abderrachid Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liamine Kheyari, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Karim Moll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Abderrachid Badis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Abdel Abdelghani came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the West University Place 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 Abdel Abdelghani couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Abdelhamid Ahmed made the kick off in the second half. Abdelhamid Ahmed took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Faouzi Chedda. Faouzi Chedda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The audience was convinced that Abdel Abdelghani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abderrachid Badis was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Niles's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Liamine Kheyari fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Abderrachid Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdel Abdelghani in the 62nd minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Liamine Kheyari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Abderrachid Badis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 77 minutes into the match, Niles's goalkeeper Abderrachid Badis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdel Abdelghani. Abderrachid Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Moll, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Liamine Kheyari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. West University Place FC's Faouzi Chedda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cherif Saci in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Niles's goalkeeper Abderrachid Badis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, West University Place FC's Karim Moll got a free kick in the 96th minute. Faouzi Chedda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhamid Ahmed in the 97th minute of the match. The Niles fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. West University Place FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.