League Play-Off

Tangier
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marwan Timoumi made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th match minute, Tangier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wajih Ammi to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, one of Tangier:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Tan-Tan Najm a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Samih Ouhaki, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tangier's Antalas Ait Yahya. 0-1. Azulay Chretien's late challenge caught a Tan-Tan Najm's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Azulay Chretien helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Azulay Chretien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Tan-Tan Najm's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yacoub Aini fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Malek Ajri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asafar Rifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tan-Tan Najm's Malek Ajri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Tan-Tan Najm from getting a goal against them. Tan-Tan Najm's Azmi El Karkouri got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asafar Rifi might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Malek Ajri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asafar Rifi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute, Atrar Fellah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antalas Ait Yahya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azmi El Karkouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Azmi El Karkouri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antalas Ait Yahya was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Asafar Rifi made the kick off in the second half. Antalas Ait Yahya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marwan Timoumi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. If Yacoub Aini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Tan-Tan Najm defense, Yacoub Aini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Malek Ajri. The Tan-Tan Najm fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Malek Ajri should have stopped the shot. After 70 minutes, Asafar Rifi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tangier and the Tan-Tan Najm players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute Yacoub Aini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malek Ajri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asafar Rifi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute of the match, Azmi El Karkouri got a very nice opportunity to score, but Antalas Ait Yahya was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of Tan-Tan Najm booed when Tangier was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chakir Ziyati didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Tan-Tan Najm's goal looked a bit too open when Asafar Rifi came free, but Malek Ajri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th play minute Azmi El Karkouri came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Antalas Ait Yahya. 1-4. Azmi El Karkouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Tan-Tan Najm supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tan-Tan Najm would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.