World League

GREY TEAM ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdellatif Benkhirane took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes GRİ TAKIM got a freekick which was hit by Şansal Otaran. 4 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's Nacer Khlifi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 7 minutes into the match, GRİ TAKIM's goal looked a bit too open when Abdellatif Benkhirane came free, but Tahsin Akbel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tahsin Akbel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Marrakech FC's Abdellatif Benkhirane shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 13 minutes, Abdellatif Benkhirane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marrakech FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdellatif Benkhirane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Nacer Khlifi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of GRİ TAKIM's Tahsin Akbel. Tahsin Akbel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Marrakech FC booed when GRİ TAKIM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vacid Taykurt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 18th minute of play forced GRİ TAKIM's goalkeeper Tahsin Akbel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Abdellatif Benkhirane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Iwaszko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Sebastião Salgado made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Abdellatif Benkhirane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tahsin Akbel was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. GRİ TAKIM's Tahsin Akbel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 31st minute of play. In the 37th minute, Abdellatif Benkhirane ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tahsin Akbel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Tahsin Akbel came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Marrakech FC's Alan Mota. But to his dismay, Alan Mota quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After 45 played minutes Marrakech FC got a freekick which was hit by Nacer Khlifi. The GRİ TAKIM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Marrakech FC were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Stefan Iwaszko made the kick off in the second half. If Alan Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tahsin Akbel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Nacer Khlifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahsin Akbel having to interfere. Abdellatif Benkhirane received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tahsin Akbel came out and tried to block the shot, but Abdellatif Benkhirane slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 55th minute. When Nacer Khlifi came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Marrakech FC 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 Nacer Khlifi couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Marrakech FC's Tahsin Akbel threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abdellatif Benkhirane, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 67 minutes into the match, GRİ TAKIM's goalkeeper Tahsin Akbel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Mota. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Cássio Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marrakech FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cássio Proença was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tahsin Akbel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nacer Khlifi in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tahsin Akbel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alan Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 76 played minutes GRİ TAKIM got a freekick which was hit by Şansal Otaran. Marrakech FC made a substitution. Du Jie Han replaced Alan Mota. Şansal Otaran hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Abdellatif Benkhirane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tahsin Akbel was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Tahsin Akbel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacer Khlifi in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, GRİ TAKIM's Muhammet Hatipoğlu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, GRİ TAKIM's goal looked a bit too open when Nacer Khlifi came free, but Tahsin Akbel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vacid Taykurt tried in the game's 90th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Tahsin Akbel. An annoying self made goal, 0-7. If Abdellatif Benkhirane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 95th minute of play forced GRİ TAKIM's goalkeeper Tahsin Akbel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marrakech FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.