League Play-Off

Lakes by the Bay
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Heddou kicked off to start the match. When Robert Heddou fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garner FC's protests and gave Robert Heddou a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Garner FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Robert Heddou hit a great ball. In the 18thth minute of the game Abdel Mouzaoui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garner FC's Mohamed Saadane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Karim Said dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mohamed Saadane, 1-0. After 23 minutes of play, Garner FC's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lacen made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nabil Djebar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 28 minutes into the game, when Abdelmalek Mimoun put in a rough tackle. In the 28th minute, one of Garner 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 Garner FC. The goalkeeper, Mohamed Saadane, was totally fooled by Lakes by the Bay FC's Madjid Sakhri, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 38th minute of the match Robert Heddou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nabil Djebar skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garner FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lacen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Djebar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lacen made a precise shot to the right of Nabil Djebar. Lakes by the Bay FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After a rather tough play, Lakes by the Bay FC's Karim Zidān got a free kick in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Said to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Garner FC got a freekick which was hit by Farid Benyamina. Karim Said struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Mohamed Saadane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lakes by the Bay FC. If Mohamed Ben Ahmed Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Saadane didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lakes by the Bay FC's Abdel Mouzaoui shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Karim Zidān blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamed Saadane having to make a save. Karim Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Saadane having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Abdel Mouzaoui had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohamed Saadane. Garner FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdel Mouzaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Nabil Djebar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Safy Benhabiles in the 84th minute of the match. Farid Benyamina kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. If Karim Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lakes by the Bay FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Garner FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.