League Play-Off

Southlake Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mohamed Liegeon kicked off to start the match. Mahmoud Metref's late challenge caught a Southlake AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mahmoud Metref helped the player get up and apologised. Mahmoud Metref hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Medjadi Chebal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hemza Laref. Chakib Belmadi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Liegeon in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelhamid Aït Salem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mohammad Kaci Khendu kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Cookeville's Chakib Belmadi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Southlake AFC. The supporters of Cookeville booed when Southlake AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelaziz Kensi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Madjid Bouteflika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelhamid Aït Salem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Southlake AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Liegeon came free, but Abdelhamid Aït Salem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Liegeon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Aït Salem having to interfere. Mohamed Liegeon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Abdelhamid Aït Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Madjid Bouteflika came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Cookeville 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 Madjid Bouteflika couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mahieddine Messaoudi during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Southlake AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahieddine Messaoudi to maneuver through the defense. The corner ended in Kader Abbas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Southlake AFC's Abdelhamid Aït Salem did a great save. In the 37th minute Mohamed Liegeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelhamid Aït Salem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Cookeville getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Charles Saïdi-Sief hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Mohamed Nasri's late challenge caught a Southlake AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Nasri helped the player get up and apologised. Mohamed Nasri kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Madjid Bouteflika during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes Cookeville got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Bouteflika. Mahmoud Metref hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Fawzi Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fawzi Zidane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Medjadi Chebal having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Mouloud Mohand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Medjadi Chebal. Cookeville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mouloud Mohand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fawzi Zidane might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Medjadi Chebal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fawzi Zidane ran back to his position shaking his head. Fawzi Zidane succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Ferhat Mansouri kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Smail Liegeon sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cookeville's Medjadi Chebal didn't even have to move.