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Match Report
Beni Mellal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Amanar Akachar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ouarzazate's goalkeeper Yuften Merzouk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Asafar Molhamam struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Idir Maaroufi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ouarzazate. Elias El Hirech's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Yuften Merzouk skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Asafar Molhamam came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Ouarzazate 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 Asafar Molhamam couldn't finish the play. Elias El Hirech received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Yuften Merzouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Aissati hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Mahir Lamyaghri kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When Elias El Hirech came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Beni Mellal 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 Elias El Hirech couldn't finish the play. Yuften Merzouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ibrahim Khlifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The wind increased when Ibrahim Khlifi made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Elias El Hirech left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beni Mellal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Ouarzazate's zone, Ibrahim Khlifi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yuften Merzouk came out of the goal and Ibrahim Khlifi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beni Mellal's Elias El Hirech got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ibrahim Khlifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, Ouarzazate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahir Lamyaghri to maneuver through the defense. Amanar Akachar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idir Maaroufi having to interfere. Asafar Molhamam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Idir Maaroufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuften Merzouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias El Hirech, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ibrahim Khlifi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Yuften Merzouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Beni Mellal's Ibrahim Khlifi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yuften Merzouk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Elias El Hirech's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yuften Merzouk was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ouarzazate players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Beni Mellal.
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