League Play-Off

Rock Rapids Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rock Rapids FC's Farès Djura 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. Yazid Diafat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Houari Gaouaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Yazid Diafat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Houari Gaouaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Houari Gaouaoui in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yazid Diafat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 7 minutes, Said Harkouk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dodge City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Said Harkouk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yazid Diafat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Said Harkouk's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Rock Rapids FC's Amar Skif got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20thth minute of the game Farès Djura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dodge City's Chaba Ibrir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute Houari Gaouaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazid Diafat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amar Skif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Houari Gaouaoui in the 25th minute of play forced Rock Rapids FC's goalkeeper Yazid Diafat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Said Harkouk in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yazid Diafat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Said Harkouk took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yazid Diafat. Yazid Diafat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 31st minute, Nouara Zaaboub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Houari Gaouaoui in the 33rd minute of play forced Rock Rapids FC's goalkeeper Yazid Diafat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rock Rapids FC's Yazid Diafat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Said Harkouk in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Rock Rapids FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelaziz Timsit to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the game, Hocine Mansouri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rock Rapids FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dodge City the free kick. In the 40th minute, Hocine Mansouri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Said Harkouk in the 45th minute of play forced Rock Rapids FC's goalkeeper Yazid Diafat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chaba Ibrir was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Farès Djura capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Farès Djura really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Said Harkouk made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farès Djura in the 59th minute of play forced Dodge City's goalkeeper Chaba Ibrir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Said Harkouk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yazid Diafat. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 68th minute, Amar Skif 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. Nouara Zaaboub kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match Rabah Zerguelaine sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chaba Ibrir skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, Rock Rapids FC's Yazid Diafat got control of the ball when Houari Gaouaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. Houari Gaouaoui's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Yazid Diafat skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Said Harkouk, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 76 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Yazid Diafat was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Yazid Diafat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Harkouk in the 83rd minute of the match. Houari Gaouaoui scored 1-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yazid Diafat, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Said Harkouk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yazid Diafat having to make a save. Houari Gaouaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Dodge City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.