League Play-Off

Honalo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faouzi Dib took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hamid Boulmerka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Rimitti, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ryuk FC's Noureddine Merbah suffered a concussion in the 16th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Ryuk FC made a substitution. Mohamed Ben Bensaïd replaced Noureddine Merbah. In the 18th match minute, Honalo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustapha Belkacem to maneuver through the defense. Hamid Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faouzi Dib in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of Ryuk FC booed when Honalo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Guendouz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karim Rimitti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Boulmerka having to interfere. Faouzi Dib received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Hamid Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Karim Rimitti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamid Boulmerka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Faouzi Dib cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hamid Boulmerka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th minute, Mamaar Zemmamouche 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. Honalo's Hamid Boulmerka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Ben Lemoui in the 40th minute of play. When Ryuk FC's Faouzi Dib in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honalo's goalie prevented a goal. Hamid Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faouzi Dib in the 44th minute of play. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Ryuk FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Farid Benmabrouk made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Ryuk FC's Jussef Ben Lemoui slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hamid Boulmerka. That made the score 0-2 after 51 minutes of play. Honalo's Hamid Boulmerka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faouzi Dib in the 54th minute of play. Faouzi Dib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faouzi Dib in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hamid Boulmerka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Faouzi Dib got free in front of the goal in the 62nd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Hamid Boulmerka was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Faouzi Dib came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Ryuk 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 Faouzi Dib couldn't finish the play. Abdelhamid Benmabrouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehdi Guendouz in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Belkacem in the 68th minute of play forced Ryuk FC's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Benmabrouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Faouzi Dib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Ryuk FC's Faouzi Dib dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Abdelhamid Benmabrouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustapha Belkacem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Ben Bensaïd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Hamid Boulmerka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamid Boulmerka was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Karim Rimitti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karim Rimitti really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 92 minutes into the game, Ryuk FC's Karim Rimitti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hamid Boulmerka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5.