Juan Jose Pizzuti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdellatif Benkhirane got the match started through his kick off. Elpidio Beat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Bolognesi in the 4th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Ramiro Olivar got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Nacer Khlifi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Beat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdellatif Benkhirane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elpidio Beat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Abdellatif Benkhirane cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Elpidio Beat was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Orlando Gamus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elpidio Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacer Khlifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Elpidio Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacer Khlifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacer Khlifi in the 21st minute of play forced 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacer Khlifi might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elpidio Beat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nacer Khlifi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Nacer Khlifi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Beat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 25 de Abril Futbol Club getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ramiro Olivar hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Nacer Khlifi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elpidio Beat was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Orlando Gamus in the 42nd minute. After taking down the ball on 25 de Abril Futbol Club's corner Orlando Gamus fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sebastião Salgado quite easily take care of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Nacer Khlifi made a precise shot to the right of Elpidio Beat. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Elpidio Beat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Marrakech FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
25 de Abril Futbol Club's Elpidio Beat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacer Khlifi in the 55th minute of play. Abdellatif Benkhirane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nacer Khlifi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Elpidio Beat skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 62nd minute Marrakech FC were awarded a corner. Nacer Khlifi went to the cornerflag to take it. Marrakech FC's Nacer Khlifi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Elpidio Beat in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Johnny Västerberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Beat having to interfere. Abdellatif Benkhirane might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elpidio Beat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdellatif Benkhirane ran back to his position shaking his head. Elpidio Beat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 68th minute of the match. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Elpidio Beat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 69th minute of play. Elpidio Beat 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 73rd minute. Elpidio Beat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacer Khlifi in the 77th minute of play. Elpidio Beat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacer Khlifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Turak in the 80th minute of play forced Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amador Rosalio hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Felipe Berdoi was substituted for Severiano Oliviero. A collision led to 25 de Abril Futbol Club getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Amador Rosalio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 87th minute of play forced 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes in the game Vuyani Tshabalala did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Abdellatif Benkhirane. In the 90th minute, Marrakech FC's Abdellatif Benkhirane ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Elpidio Beat. Elpidio Beat yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Elpidio Beat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th match minute, 25 de Abril Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Rosalio to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Nacer Khlifi 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. Marrakech FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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