League Play-Off

West Pittston Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mohammad Abdelghani started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as West Pittston FC's Mohammad Abdelghani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rafik Boukensa. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Rafik Boukensa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soltani Moll in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute Mohammad Abdelghani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Boukensa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mohammad Abdelghani came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the West Pittston 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 Mohammad Abdelghani couldn't finish the play. Soltani Moll in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafik Boukensa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rafik Zoheir Zéroual sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafik Boukensa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Soltani Moll showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. Nouara Schoonmaker hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Mohamed Bessou shot from long distance in the 24th minute, but Rafik Boukensa was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. After 34 minutes, Sid Benchenaa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the West Pittston FC and the Hibbing players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to West Pittston FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sid Benchenaa hit a great ball. Mustapha Yahia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abderrahmane Zouba having to make a save. West Pittston FC's Abderrahmane Zouba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustapha Yahia in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to West Pittston FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Nouara Tahar hit a great ball. Rafik Zoheir Zéroual recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nouara Tahar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mustapha Yahia was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in West Pittston FC's zone, Mustapha Yahia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abderrahmane Zouba came out of the goal and Mustapha Yahia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 played minutes Hibbing got a freekick which was hit by Mansour Zerara. Soltani Moll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rafik Boukensa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rafik Zoheir Zéroual had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th minute, Mansour Zerara reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abderrahmane Zouba. The goal made the score 2-1. Nouara Schoonmaker kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Rafik Zoheir Zéroual managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hibbing's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafik Zoheir Zéroual was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abderrahmane Zouba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, West Pittston FC's Abderrahmane Zouba got control of the ball when Rafik Zoheir Zéroual tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute, West Pittston FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rafik Zoheir Zéroual fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 95 played minutes West Pittston FC got a freekick which was hit by Sid Benchenaa. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hibbing players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for West Pittston FC.