League

Kenitra
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Khouribga Youssoufia's Abdelbassir Amazigh started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abdelkhaliq El Baz might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabri Belkhayat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelkhaliq El Baz ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Kenitra's Nadir Oussalah got a free kick in the 11th minute. Yahya Louzani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Kenitra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yugerten Abdellaoui to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute of the match Azulay Abdelghani sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabri Belkhayat skillfully saved the ball. Boutahar Zerka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sabri Belkhayat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The long shot by Yugerten Abdellaoui in the 23rd minute really tested Taoufiq Sbai's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Sabri Belkhayat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelkhaliq El Baz in the 24th minute of the match. Abdelkhaliq El Baz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Sabri Belkhayat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Yahya Louzani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hadji Neqrouz during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hadji Neqrouz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Abdelbassir Amazigh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yahya Louzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Taoufiq Sbai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelkhaliq El Baz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yahya Louzani to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kenitra's zone, Abdelkhaliq El Baz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sabri Belkhayat came out of the goal and Abdelkhaliq El Baz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelbassir Amazigh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Sabri Belkhayat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khaled Atif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yahya Louzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Taoufiq Sbai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, one of Khouribga Youssoufia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After having played for 77 minutes, Abdelbassir Amazigh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khouribga Youssoufia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelbassir Amazigh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute Khaled Atif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taoufiq Sbai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khaled Atif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yahya Louzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Taoufiq Sbai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kenitra fans cheered their team off the field, for while Khouribga Youssoufia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.