League Play-Off

Ben Taib Elmalaab Lb
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Awzal El Fatouaki started the match with the kick off. Boutahar Ahahaoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isul Loutfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Awzal El Fatouaki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winitran Ataba having to interfere. Nouman El Akchaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Winitran Ataba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ben Taib getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Yufitran El Ouaryaghli hit a great ball. Winitran Ataba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Awzal El Fatouaki in the 17th minute of the match. Isul Loutfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boutahar Ahahaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Awzal El Fatouaki 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. Ziad El Fatouaki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isul Loutfi having to interfere. Nouman El Akchaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Taib's Winitran Ataba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Awzal El Fatouaki in the 38th minute of play. Ziad El Fatouaki's late challenge caught a Larache's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ziad El Fatouaki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th match minute, Ben Taib was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziad El Fatouaki to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Ben Taib's goal looked a bit too open when Awzal El Fatouaki came free, but Winitran Ataba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Boutahar Ahahaoui made a kick off. Tijani Louzani charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tijani Louzani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tijani Louzani hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Boutahar Ahahaoui came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Ben Taib 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 Boutahar Ahahaoui couldn't finish the play. After 64 played minutes Ben Taib got a freekick which was hit by Ayman Sektioui. 67 minutes into the match, Ben Taib's goalkeeper Winitran Ataba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Awzal El Fatouaki. Winitran Ataba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Awzal El Fatouaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ben Taib's zone, Awzal El Fatouaki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Winitran Ataba came out of the goal and Awzal El Fatouaki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 76 minutes into the game, Badis Farass was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ben Taib's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Larache the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Ben Taib was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Badis Farass to maneuver through the defense. Ben Taib's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Awzal El Fatouaki 77 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Awzal El Fatouaki scored 0-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Winitran Ataba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Larache's Isul Loutfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boutahar Ahahaoui in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Larache's zone, Ziad El Fatouaki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isul Loutfi came out of the goal and Ziad El Fatouaki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Ziad El Fatouaki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ben Taib's supporters rose to their feet, but Ziad El Fatouaki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isul Loutfi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ziad El Fatouaki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahir Ouchahbar's late challenge caught a Ben Taib's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mahir Ouchahbar helped the player get up and apologised. Mahir Ouchahbar hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute, Mahir Ouchahbar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Larache had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.