League Play-Off

Guadalupe Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Portage's Ali Belfaa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Amrani Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Kamel Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amrani Zitouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guadalupe AFC's Mahieddine Soltani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Belfaa in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Portage's Kamel Guessoum got control of the ball when Slimane El-Hadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Portage's Kamel Guessoum got control of the ball when Slimane El-Hadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Slimane El-Hadi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kamel Guessoum having to make a save. 22 minutes into the match, Guadalupe AFC's Slimane El-Hadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kamel Guessoum narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Khalef in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mahieddine Soltani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st minute, Salim Feraoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kamel Guessoum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amrani Zitouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slimane El-Hadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamel Guessoum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amrani Zitouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. If Slimane El-Hadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amrani Zitouni to strike the kick off in the second half. If Amrani Zitouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slimane El-Hadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Amrani Zitouni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kamel Guessoum was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. A collision led to Portage getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dida Sahraoui hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Amrani Zitouni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kamel Guessoum was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. If Slimane El-Hadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guadalupe AFC's Slimane El-Hadi got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amrani Zitouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kamel Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Amrani Zitouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guadalupe AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amrani Zitouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kamel Guessoum breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Amrani Zitouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portage's Kamel Guessoum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slimane El-Hadi in the 77th minute of play. Slimane El-Hadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amrani Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Guessoum having to interfere. 84 minutes in the game, Amrani Zitouni dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Dida Sahraoui hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Kamel Guessoum didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amrani Zitouni went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 96th minute, Rachid Khalef 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Guadalupe AFC had played much better football throughout.