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Ksar-el-Kebir Complè
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yahya Touzani got the match started through his kick off. Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse's Labib Benaskar got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse booed when Essaouira Najah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ridouane El Fatouaki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yahya Touzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Magher Benzakour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Soubhi Hamdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Bouhaja having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Abdelali Talha 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. In the 18th match minute, Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asmun Bouhaja to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Essaouira Najah's Magher Benzakour got control of the ball when Labib Benaskar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Essaouira Najah booed when Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasseh Benthami didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelali Talha struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Khaled Bouhaja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Essaouira Najah. Labib Benaskar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magher Benzakour was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Yahya Touzani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yahya Touzani really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Essaouira Najah's zone, Yahya Touzani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magher Benzakour came out of the goal and Yahya Touzani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Soubhi Hamdani to make the kick off. Salaheddine Benjelloun succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 52nd playminute. Soubhi Hamdani struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Khaled Bouhaja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Essaouira Najah. Abdelali Talha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Bouhaja having to interfere. Soubhi Hamdani struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Khaled Bouhaja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Essaouira Najah. The audience was convinced that Labib Benaskar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magher Benzakour was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. When Labib Benaskar came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse 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 Labib Benaskar couldn't finish the play. Nasseh Benthami hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. If Abdelali Talha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Soubhi Hamdani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khaled Bouhaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Essaouira Najah's Soubhi Hamdani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khaled Bouhaja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Labib Benaskar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Magher Benzakour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ksar-el-Kebir Jeunesse had won after a very even match.