League Play-Off

Watchung Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salim Ben Khalidi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Salim Ben Khalidi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Watchung's Redha Achiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by El Bahari in the 8th minute of play forced Chenoweth FC's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Bedjaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Bahari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Chenoweth FC's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Bedjaoui had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Ahmed. When Ali Boudjedra came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Chenoweth 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 Ali Boudjedra couldn't finish the play. In the 20th match minute, Watchung was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Mhenni to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Ali Boudjedra 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. Salim Ben Khalidi succeeded in the game's 27th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Kasdi Saïfi kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, one of Chenoweth FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chenoweth FC. When the match had been going on for 32 minutes, Watchung's Tedj Bougherra got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abdelhamid Bedjaoui. After 36 played minutes Chenoweth FC got a freekick which was hit by Samir Bouguerra. Tedj Bougherra, 37 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. Rachid Ahmed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Watchung booed when Chenoweth FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasdi Saïfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rachid Ahmed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Bedjaoui having to interfere. The supporters of Watchung booed when Chenoweth FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasdi Saïfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and El Bahari made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, El Bahari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdelhamid Bedjaoui. Chenoweth FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that El Bahari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Abdelhamid Bedjaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from El Bahari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Boudjedra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Redha Achiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salim Ben Khalidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Redha Achiu having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Watchung got a freekick which was hit by El Bahari. When Amrani el Ibrahimi fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chenoweth FC's protests and gave Amrani el Ibrahimi a yellow card for diving instead. The long shot by Mohammed Benflis in the 71st minute really tested Redha Achiu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Ahmed in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelhamid Bedjaoui prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 79 minutes into the game, Brahim Nabil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Watchung's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chenoweth FC the free kick. 90 minutes into the match, Ali Boudjedra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Redha Achiu. Watchung's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Boudjedra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Abdelhamid Bedjaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from El Bahari in the 99th minute of the match. The Chenoweth FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Watchung from taking control. The game ends in a draw.