League Play-Off

Taroudant
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amayas Hissou started the match with the kick off. Sajed El Morabet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkabir Jermouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yahya Zaki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkabir Jermouni in the 13th minute of play forced Taroudant Najm's goalkeeper Sajed El Morabet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sajed El Morabet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yahya Zaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Sajed Mahdoufi's late challenge caught a Imzouren Stade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sajed Mahdoufi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th minute, Sajed Mahdoufi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 minutes, Sabri Aboub mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imzouren Stade and the Taroudant Najm players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Imzouren Stade:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Taroudant Najm:s goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amayas Hissou in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afer El Bounadi saved Imzouren Stade from getting behind. After 30 minutes, Yahya Zaki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imzouren Stade and the Taroudant Najm players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zeineddine Khayri took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sajed El Morabet. Taroudant Najm's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Issam El Amrani fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imzouren Stade's protests and gave Issam El Amrani a yellow card for diving instead. Issam El Amrani hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yahya Zaki in the 40th minute of play forced Taroudant Najm's goalkeeper Sajed El Morabet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelkarim Bousselham hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Imzouren Stade's Yahya Zaki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sajed El Morabet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Amayas Hissou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Afer El Bounadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After a rather tough play, Taroudant Najm's Abdelkarim Bousselham got a free kick in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Taroudant Najm getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Azizi Molhamam hit a great ball. Issam El Amrani was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Imzouren Stade getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Issam El Amrani hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Amayas Hissou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Imzouren Stade booed when Taroudant Najm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amayas Hissou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afer El Bounadi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Imrane Regragui's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Taroudant Najm's Imrane Regragui sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afer El Bounadi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 76 minutes into the game, Abdelkabir Jermouni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sajed El Morabet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abdelkabir Jermouni might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sajed El Morabet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelkabir Jermouni ran back to his position shaking his head. After 81 played minutes Imzouren Stade got a freekick which was hit by Souleimane Iajour. The supporters of Taroudant Najm booed when Imzouren Stade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Souleimane Iajour didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelkabir Jermouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sajed Mahdoufi hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Imzouren Stade left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Taroudant Najm.