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Safi
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chakib Achik took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Chakib Achik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Jadida Difaa's Ziyad Aissati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 7 minutes, Chakib Achik made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. El Jadida Difaa's Ziyad Aissati tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Abdelali Faris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13thth minute of the game Abdelali Faris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Safi Stade's Winitran Remch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdelkabir Hermach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winitran Remch having to interfere. In the 16th minute, El Jadida Difaa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Chakib Achik fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ghalib Molhamam kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Safi Stade's Ismael Soauri broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The supporters of El Jadida Difaa booed when Safi Stade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osmane Boutayeb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelkabir Hermach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Winitran Remch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Osmane Boutayeb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Safi Stade's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Jadida Difaa the free kick. Osmane Boutayeb kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. If Abdelali Faris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelali Faris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ziyad Aissati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chakib Achik in the 51st minute of play. A collision led to Safi Stade getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Souleimane Farid hit a great ball. When Abdelali Faris came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the El Jadida Difaa 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 Abdelali Faris couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Abdelmajid Arrafi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of El Jadida Difaa's Ziyad Aissati. Ziyad Aissati was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Winitran Remch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkabir Anis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 69 minutes, Abdelmajid Arrafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Safi Stade's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelmajid Arrafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Safi Stade's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Abdelali Faris scored to the left of an out of position Winitran Remch, making the score, 3-1. Abdelkabir Hermach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Winitran Remch made a huge save. After 79 minutes, Abdelkabir Anis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Jadida Difaa and the Safi Stade players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelkabir Anis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Chakib Achik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ziyad Aissati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelali Faris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winitran Remch having to interfere. Ziyad Aissati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmajid Arrafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ziyad Aissati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chakib Achik in the 92nd minute of play. El Jadida Difaa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.