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Khouribga Complèxe
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Usus Benzakour got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziad Akachar in the 5th minute of play forced Agadir's goalkeeper Jalal Mousaber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Usus Benzakour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sifaks El Hirech having to interfere. After 13 played minutes, Agadir's Massin Ataba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sifaks El Hirech came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Agadir reached it. Sifaks El Hirech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fahd Lamyaghri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fahd Lamyaghri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Sifaks El Hirech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fahd Lamyaghri in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sifaks El Hirech prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fahd Lamyaghri struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Sifaks El Hirech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Agadir. Hisham Zerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the game, Azizi Talhaoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Agadir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khouribga Kawkab the free kick. In the 37th match minute, Agadir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azizi Talhaoui to maneuver through the defense. Khouribga Kawkab's Yuba Farass couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Agadir. Sifaks El Hirech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fahd Lamyaghri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalal Mousaber didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Khouribga Kawkab's Ziad Akachar shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 48th minute, Usus Benzakour ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sifaks El Hirech was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ziad Akachar to make the kick off. Izil Timoumi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jalal Mousaber. Agadir's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jalal Mousaber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziad Akachar, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Hisham Zerka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khouribga Kawkab's supporters rose to their feet, but Hisham Zerka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jalal Mousaber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hisham Zerka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jalal Mousaber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fahd Lamyaghri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Sifaks El Hirech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute of the match Izil Timoumi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jalal Mousaber skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Agadir booed when Khouribga Kawkab was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuba Farass didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agadir's Fahd Lamyaghri managed to work through Khouribga Kawkab's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Fahd Lamyaghri dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 80th minute, Fahd Lamyaghri 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. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Usus Benzakour took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Sifaks El Hirech to make any attempt to save it. Usus Benzakour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sifaks El Hirech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Usus Benzakour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sifaks El Hirech having to interfere. The Agadir supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Agadir would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.