League Play-Off

Azilal Elmalaab Lbal
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdelmajid Bendriss started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Safwane Doulyazal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayid Settati, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in El Jadida Chabab's zone, Abdelmajid Bendriss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aslal Atif came out of the goal and Abdelmajid Bendriss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aslal Atif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmajid Bendriss in the 13th minute of play. When Azilal Renaissance's Abdelmajid Bendriss in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Jadida Chabab's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute of the match Soufian Zerouali shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Safwane Doulyazal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aslal Atif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelmajid Bendriss in the 23rd minute of play. Loutfi El Khayati's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Aslal Atif skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 28th minute, Loutfi El Khayati fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aslal Atif, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmajid Bendriss in the 30th minute of play forced El Jadida Chabab's goalkeeper Aslal Atif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azilal Renaissance's goalkeeper Safwane Doulyazal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayid Settati in the 37th minute of play forced Azilal Renaissance's goalkeeper Safwane Doulyazal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaya Lahoua hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Sayid Settati came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the El Jadida Chabab 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 Sayid Settati couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Awrib Bidoudane made a precise shot to the right of Safwane Doulyazal. Azilal Renaissance's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sayid Settati stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Awrib Bidoudane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loutfi El Khayati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, El Jadida Chabab's Awrib Bidoudane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Safwane Doulyazal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, El Jadida Chabab's goal looked a bit too open when Loutfi El Khayati came free, but Aslal Atif reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 73 minutes, Loutfi El Khayati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azilal Renaissance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Loutfi El Khayati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Abdelmajid Bendriss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77thth minute of the game Sayid Settati who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azilal Renaissance's Safwane Doulyazal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Loutfi El Khayati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Aslal Atif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelmajid Bendriss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 minutes, Wakil Chihi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Jadida Chabab and the Azilal Renaissance players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, El Jadida Chabab's Wakil Chihi got a free kick in the 94th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.