League Play-Off

Er Rachidia Elmalaab
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ashraf Molhamam kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Ashraf Molhamam dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rachid El Ghrib, 1-0. Nador's Badr Alloudi got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid El Ghrib made an important save on a dangerous shot by Souleimane Mehdi in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Nador's goalkeeper Rachid El Ghrib had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Souleimane Mehdi. If Badr Alloudi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Younes Boukhari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacer El Khayati, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Amalu El Ouaryaghli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Er Rachidia Tihad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nador the free kick. Souleimane Mehdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid El Ghrib having to interfere. A collision led to Nador getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Anir Massoun hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ashraf Molhamam in the 26th minute of play forced Nador's goalkeeper Rachid El Ghrib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Er Rachidia Tihad's Souleimane Mehdi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rachid El Ghrib narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nacer El Khayati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Younes Boukhari having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacer El Khayati in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Younes Boukhari saved Er Rachidia Tihad from getting behind. If Ashraf Molhamam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Badr Alloudi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Nador booed when Er Rachidia Tihad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taha Lamin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Er Rachidia Tihad's Younes Boukhari got control of the ball when Nacer El Khayati tried to sneak it across the goal line. Er Rachidia Tihad's Younes Boukhari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacer El Khayati in the 61st minute of play. When Anir Massoun fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nador's protests and gave Anir Massoun a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nador getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Anir Massoun hit a great ball. Ashraf Molhamam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rachid El Ghrib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Nacer El Khayati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rachid El Ghrib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ashraf Molhamam in the 85th minute of play. Anir Massoun kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.