Official Cup

Stade J.SNELLA
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrille Melon came free, but Sebastião Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Abdellatif Benkhirane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marrakech FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Abdellatif Benkhirane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to R.C. Marseille getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Emilio Abrego hit a great ball. Gustave Souchu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Cyrille Melon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sebastião Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 18th minute of play forced R.C. Marseille's goalkeeper Gustave Souchu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihail Toader's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Sebastião Salgado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cyrille Melon spun around in front of the goal 20 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Marrakech FC's goal. Renan Bouzat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Sebastião Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdellatif Benkhirane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustave Souchu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cyrille Melon got free with Sebastião Salgado in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Toader. Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrille Melon in the 41st minute of play. Mihail Toader in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastião Salgado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 46 played minutes R.C. Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Cyprien Auguste. Gustave Souchu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdellatif Benkhirane to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrille Melon in the 53rd minute of play forced Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Toader, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Nacer Khlifi hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, R.C. Marseille was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renan Bouzat to maneuver through the defense. Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrille Melon in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Toader came free, but Sebastião Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyrille Melon, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrille Melon came free, but Sebastião Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marrakech FC made a substitution. Sälim Mahmudov replaced Alessio Bolognesi. After 82 played minutes R.C. Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Abrego. In the 83rdth minute of the game Djibril Mourot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdellatif Benkhirane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gustave Souchu was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Abdellatif Benkhirane capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abdellatif Benkhirane really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 89 played minutes R.C. Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Song Xing Le. 91 minutes into the match, R.C. Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Abdellatif Benkhirane came free, but Gustave Souchu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Cyrille Melon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Marrakech FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though R.C. Marseille had controlled the match.