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Rabat
Spectators: 9595 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nouman Zerka kicked off to start the match. Nizar Boughanem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouman Zerka, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in interface's zone, Nouman Zerka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizar Boughanem came out of the goal and Nouman Zerka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Nouman Zerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizar Boughanem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to RC Marrakech getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Abdelmajid El Ouaryaghli hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, interface's Amin El Brazi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in RC Marrakech's zone, Amin El Brazi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aghilas Alioui came out of the goal and Amin El Brazi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was a well-played corner which Tarek El Bassel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Aghilas Alioui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amin El Brazi in the 20th minute. Kamil Bassir made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by interface's Othmane Boukemouch. Safwane Kouha kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 29 minutes of play, RC Marrakech's Youmni El Fatouaki made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nizar Boughanem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nizar Boughanem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youmni El Fatouaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Nouman Zerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizar Boughanem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Hakim Ziya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nizar Boughanem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nouman Zerka in the 43rd minute of the match. Nizar Boughanem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youmni El Fatouaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Nizar Boughanem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Munsif Dadi in the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tijani Oulmers was the one to do the kick off. Youmni El Fatouaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizar Boughanem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouman Zerka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Youmni El Fatouaki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nizar Boughanem was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Tijani Oulmers hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Nizar Boughanem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouman Zerka, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, interface's goalkeeper Nizar Boughanem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Youmni El Fatouaki. When Othmane Boukemouch fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored interface's protests and gave Othmane Boukemouch a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute, Othmane Boukemouch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, interface's goal looked a bit too open when Nouman Zerka came free, but Nizar Boughanem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nizar Boughanem was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Nouman Zerka capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nouman Zerka really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Nizar Boughanem made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Munsif Dadi sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the RC Marrakech defense, Tijani Oulmers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aghilas Alioui. The RC Marrakech fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aghilas Alioui should have stopped the shot. A collision led to interface getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Hakim Ziya hit a great ball. Safwane Kouha made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by interface's Tarek El Bassel.