League Play-Off

Leland
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Brahimi kicked off to start the match. Tayeb Nabil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Farid Larfaoui made a huge save. Hocine Kermali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Farid Larfaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute of the match Lakhdar Djura sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mahieddine Amrouche skillfully saved the ball. Leland AFC's Mahieddine Amrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Diafat in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Mohamed Cerbah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leland AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laurel AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Leland AFC's Mohamed Cerbah got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leland AFC's goalkeeper Mahieddine Amrouche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 23 minutes of play, Leland AFC's Hocine Kermali made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farid Larfaoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Yacine Diafat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tayeb Nabil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Rachid Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yacine Diafat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leland AFC's Mahieddine Amrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Brahimi in the 35th minute of play. Mahieddine Amrouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Diafat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Laurel AFC's Ahmed Guessoum got a free kick in the 43rd minute. It was beautiful to see Leland AFC's Bouabdellah Bencheikh in action when he in the 45th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 47th match minute, Laurel AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Sadmi to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Hocine Kermali made the kick off in the second half. Yacine Diafat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Mahieddine Amrouche made a huge save. 58 minutes into the match, Laurel AFC's Rachid Brahimi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mahieddine Amrouche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, Leland AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustapha Dib to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rdth minute of the game Rachid Brahimi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leland AFC's Mahieddine Amrouche was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rachid Brahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahieddine Amrouche having to interfere. When Leland AFC's Hocine Kermali in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laurel AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Mahieddine Amrouche was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rachid Brahimi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 73 minute of play. Yacine Diafat hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hocine Kermali in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Farid Larfaoui saved Laurel AFC from getting behind. After having played for 85 minutes, Hocine Kermali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leland AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Kermali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yacine Diafat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahieddine Amrouche having to interfere. Yacine Diafat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mahieddine Amrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Hocine Kermali 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. Leland AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.