League Play-Off

Fort Dodge
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. Mustapha Zéroual started the match with the kick off. Mohamed El-Hadi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 7 minutes of play, Eldorado FC's Ferhat Mansouri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Kouidri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mustapha Zéroual received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Samir Zerara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Zerara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustapha Zéroual, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Mohamed Kouidri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferhat Mansouri in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute, Smail Matmour 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. Ali Merah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Samir Zerara made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Merah got free with Samir Zerara in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ferhat Mansouri took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mohamed Kouidri. Mohamed Kouidri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 40 played minutes Eldorado FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed El-Hadi. In the 41st minute, Ali Merah made a precise shot to the right of Samir Zerara. Eldorado FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 45th minute, Ali Merah 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. If Ferhat Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferhat Mansouri to make the kick off. Eldorado FC's Smail Matmour got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eldorado FC's Nordine Bouazza shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 57th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mohamed Kouidri but with some difficulty. Ali Merah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Zerara having to interfere. In the 65th match minute, Eldorado FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed El-Hadi to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute of the match Fort Dodge AFC got a corner. Eldorado FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mustapha Raï ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eldorado FC's Smail Matmour got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Smail Matmour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Kouidri having to interfere. Mohamed Kouidri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferhat Mansouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Merah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Fort Dodge AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Eldorado FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Eldorado FC.