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El Jadida Stade Olym
Spectators: 6747 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Akersim El Ouardi kicked off to start the match. When Asfru Bendahman came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the El Jadida 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 Asfru Bendahman couldn't finish the play. El Jadida's Salaheddine Alloudi got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asfru Bendahman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Takfarinas Chamakh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salaheddine Alloudi in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Takfarinas Chamakh saved Ouezzane Fath from getting behind. Asfru Bendahman might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Takfarinas Chamakh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asfru Bendahman ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Ouezzane Fath's zone, Salaheddine Alloudi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Takfarinas Chamakh came out of the goal and Salaheddine Alloudi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salaheddine Alloudi in the 24th minute of play forced Ouezzane Fath's goalkeeper Takfarinas Chamakh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haitham Mehdi charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haitham Mehdi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of El Jadida booed when Ouezzane Fath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haitham Mehdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Akersim El Ouardi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ouezzane Fath's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Jadida the free kick. The supporters of El Jadida booed when Ouezzane Fath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akersim El Ouardi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Asfru Bendahman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Saber Sakim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akersim El Ouardi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamal Hamdani hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ouezzane Fath's Amazigh Fouhami shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 68th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Amenzu Abdessadki but with some difficulty. Akersim Akachar charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Akersim Akachar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Akersim Akachar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Takfarinas Chamakh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouri Taouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Akersim Akachar 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. Haitham Mehdi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Amenzu Abdessadki made a huge save. If Saber Sakim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kamal Hamdani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute Ouezzane Fath were awarded a corner. Amazigh Fouhami went to the cornerflag to take it. 87 minutes into the match, El Jadida's Asfru Bendahman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Takfarinas Chamakh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, El Jadida's goal looked a bit too open when Akersim El Ouardi came free, but Amenzu Abdessadki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amenzu Abdessadki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akersim El Ouardi in the 95th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.