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Berkane Stade Olympi
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mennad Rossi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayrad Zniti in the 4th minute of play forced Casablanca's goalkeeper Irat Allach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Casablanca's goalkeeper Irat Allach, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tajeddine Kacemi's late challenge caught a Casablanca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tajeddine Kacemi helped the player get up and apologised. Ayur Boukhari, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Takfarinas Benzakour came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Irat Allach could save by the left post. Takfarinas Benzakour made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 16thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Irat Allach would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Ayrad Zniti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irat Allach having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mennad Rossi in the 22nd minute of play forced Berkane Maghreb's goalkeeper Aghbalu Farass to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Casablanca fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! The score was 1-0 after a penalty in the 24th minute, where Berkane Maghreb:s Tajeddine Kacemi tricked Casablanca:s Irat Allach with a difficult ball by the left post. In the 28th minute, Abdellatif Sektioui 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. Aghbalu Farass stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mennad Rossi's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Aghbalu Farass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mennad Rossi in the 40th minute of play. Ayrad Zniti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Irat Allach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ayrad Zniti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irat Allach having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Takfarinas Benzakour fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post.

The wind increased when Ayrad Zniti made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Casablanca's goal looked a bit too open when Takfarinas Benzakour came free, but Irat Allach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ayrad Zniti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irat Allach having to interfere. Aghbalu Farass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mennad Rossi in the 55th minute of the match. Irat Allach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takfarinas Benzakour, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ayrad Zniti struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Irat Allach didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berkane Maghreb. Ayrad Zniti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irat Allach having to interfere. After having played for 68 minutes, Ayrad Zniti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Berkane Maghreb's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ayrad Zniti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ayur Boukhari placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Takfarinas Benzakour scored 2-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Irat Allach, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute, Ayrad Zniti made a precise shot to the right of Irat Allach. Casablanca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mennad Rossi took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aghbalu Farass. Aghbalu Farass dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Aghbalu Farass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mennad Rossi in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takfarinas Benzakour in the 92nd minute of play forced Casablanca's goalkeeper Irat Allach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takfarinas Benzakour in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irat Allach saved Casablanca from getting behind. Casablanca's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.