League Play-Off

GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aylal Zeryouh got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot 5 in the game by Anaruz Taouil from a close distance when the talented Yazid Lamyaghri managed to make a qualified save. Beni Mellal's players were relieved. Aylal Zeryouh charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aylal Zeryouh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Wassim Fehla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Maysar Ziyati fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beni Mellal's protests and gave Maysar Ziyati a yellow card for diving instead. Aylal Zeryouh kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. With a little luck, Beni Mellal's Yazid Lamyaghri got control of the ball when Anaruz Taouil tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Anaruz Taouil dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yazid Lamyaghri, 1-0. Wassim Fehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid Lamyaghri having to interfere. Wassim Fehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid Lamyaghri having to interfere. When Anaruz Taouil came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Green BoYs 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 Anaruz Taouil couldn't finish the play. Yazid Lamyaghri didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 46th minute, Beni Mellal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yacoub El Kasmi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anaruz Taouil to make the kick off. Ziri Rwina charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ziri Rwina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Anaruz Taouil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yazid Lamyaghri was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Anaruz Taouil's late challenge caught a Beni Mellal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anaruz Taouil helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Green BoYs got a freekick which was hit by Anaruz Taouil. After having played for 60 minutes, Azayku Kouha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beni Mellal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azayku Kouha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Azayku Kouha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maysar Ziyati got his second yellow card in the match during the 66th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Green BoYs booed when Beni Mellal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maysar Ziyati didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmad Maaroufi hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes of play, Green BoYs's Anaruz Taouil made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yazid Lamyaghri was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Faouzi Nekach in the 78th minute of play forced Beni Mellal's goalkeeper Yazid Lamyaghri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fatih Hamdani hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes, Misbah Boussoufa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beni Mellal and the Green BoYs players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 82 played minutes Beni Mellal got a freekick which was hit by Misbah Boussoufa. 84 minutes into the match, Beni Mellal's goal looked a bit too open when Anaruz Taouil came free, but Yazid Lamyaghri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yazid Lamyaghri came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Green BoYs's Anaruz Taouil. But to his dismay, Anaruz Taouil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Green BoYs had won after a very even match.