League

Taza
Spectators: 6762 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Asulil Farid started the match with the kick off. Zakariya Hamouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Amenzu Essamlali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot by Amalu Lamyaghri from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got Afalkay Bendriss's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Asulil Farid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20thth minute of the game Afra Lamari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mac-Rabat's Afalkay Bendriss was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Salim Regragui fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taza Union's protests and gave Salim Regragui a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Taza Union getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Salim Regragui hit a great ball. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Mac-Rabat's Asulil Farid fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rochdi Boualouch during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Taza Union was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rochdi Boualouch to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mac-Rabat getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Haitham Jermouni hit a great ball. Mac-Rabat's Afalkay Bendriss proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Mac-Rabat from getting a goal against them. If Awzal Kasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Afalkay Bendriss made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Awzal Kasi sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Afra Lamari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taza Union's supporters rose to their feet, but Afra Lamari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afalkay Bendriss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afra Lamari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Taza Union was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Regragui to maneuver through the defense. After 55 minutes, Zakariya Hamouch made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Taza Union's Amenzu Essamlali tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Taza Union's zone, Zakariya Hamouch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amenzu Essamlali came out of the goal and Zakariya Hamouch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Awzal Kasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afalkay Bendriss didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salim Regragui went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Salim Regragui hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Salim Regragui hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Zakariya Hamouch recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Amenzu Essamlali. Zakariya Hamouch showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Asulil Farid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amenzu Essamlali was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 95 minutes in the game, Asulil Farid fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Amenzu Essamlali having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mac-Rabat eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.