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Ben Taib Mourakab
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When Beni Mellal's Chakib El Hamdaoui in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ben Taib's goalie prevented a goal. Hassan Ziyati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ilyass Louzani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hassan Ziyati's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Ilyass Louzani skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The long shot by Amayas Chippo in the 15th minute really tested Ilyass Louzani'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. In the 15th minute, Tarek Alloudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Chakib El Hamdaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taha El Bounadi was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Hassan Ziyati could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Ilyass Louzani however easily saved by the left post. In the 24th minute Abdelkhaliq Khlifi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taha El Bounadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tarek Alloudi fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ben Taib's protests and gave Tarek Alloudi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, Tarek Alloudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Hassan Ziyati 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. Taha El Bounadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelkhaliq Khlifi in the 44th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chakib El Hamdaoui to make the kick off. The supporters of Ben Taib booed when Beni Mellal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Youness Boudarbala didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Massinissa El Baz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 57 minutes, Massinissa El Baz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ben Taib's supporters crossed their fingers, but Massinissa El Baz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ilyass Louzani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassan Ziyati, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 64 minutes, Youness Boudarbala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beni Mellal and the Ben Taib players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beni Mellal's Youness Boudarbala got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Massinissa El Baz came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Ben Taib 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 Massinissa El Baz couldn't finish the play. Taha El Bounadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chakib El Hamdaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Taha El Bounadi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelkhaliq Khlifi in the 72nd minute. If Chakib El Hamdaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 86 played minutes Ben Taib got a freekick which was hit by Tarek Alloudi. If Hassan Ziyati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ben Taib had won after a very even match.