League Play-Off

Mountain Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bellemou Benflis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mourad Mammeri's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Abd al-Aziz Djebar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Noureddine Maroc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Noureddine Maroc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lake Lorraine AFC's Bellemou Benflis in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mountain's goalie prevented a goal. Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Maroc in the 16th minute of play. After some careless play in the Lake Lorraine AFC defense, Mimoun Ouid Chaib kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abd al-Aziz Djebar. The Lake Lorraine AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abd al-Aziz Djebar should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Noureddine Maroc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lake Lorraine AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Noureddine Maroc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mimoun Ouid Chaib struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Abd al-Aziz Djebar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mountain. The supporters of Mountain booed when Lake Lorraine AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salim Ziani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Mountain's Mourad Mammeri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abd al-Aziz Djebar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mourad Mammeri got free with Abd al-Aziz Djebar in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mimoun Ouid Chaib to make the kick off. Abd al-Aziz Djebar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Mammeri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Bellemou Benflis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of Lake Lorraine AFC booed when Mountain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakhdar Kouidri didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Lake Lorraine AFC's Antoine Amrouche broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. François Bensaoula's late challenge caught a Lake Lorraine AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. François Bensaoula helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Mountain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by François Bensaoula to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Noureddine Maroc put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida. Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bellemou Benflis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noureddine Maroc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 played minutes Mountain got a freekick which was hit by Daho Fanon. After 86 minutes, Brahim Dahleb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mountain and the Lake Lorraine AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lake Lorraine AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antoine Amrouche in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute, Mohamed Dziri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noureddine Maroc in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bellemou Benflis in the 97th minute of play forced Mountain's goalkeeper Abd al-Aziz Mérah-Benida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mountain's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.