League Play-Off

Ksar-el-Kebir
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. Mazine Bouhaja started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive's goal looked a bit too open when Mazine Bouhaja came free, but Massyl Dirar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rabat Étoile's Massinissa Naybet got a free kick in the 10th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive's Rami Khayri tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 13 played minutes Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive got a freekick which was hit by Sayid El Khayati. If Najid Boussoufa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Massyl Dirar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youness Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Mazine Bouhaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Massyl Dirar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Souleimane Chiba's late challenge caught a Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Souleimane Chiba helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Rabat Étoile getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Souleimane Chiba hit a great ball. 0-1 became the score in the 27th minute when Mazine Bouhaja elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Youness Rossi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute, Youness Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rabat Étoile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Youness Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Massyl Dirar having to interfere. Sayid El Khayati kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Mazine Bouhaja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Massyl Dirar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

In the 50th match minute, Rabat Étoile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Massinissa Naybet to maneuver through the defense. Atbir Aboub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salah Jrindou having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Rami Khayri sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Rabat Étoile's Salah Jrindou didn't even have to move. When Massinissa Naybet fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rabat Étoile's protests and gave Massinissa Naybet a yellow card for diving instead. Massinissa Naybet hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Atbir Aboub came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive 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 Atbir Aboub couldn't finish the play. Atbir Aboub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youness Rossi struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Massyl Dirar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rabat Étoile. Mazine Bouhaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Massyl Dirar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Youness Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Massyl Dirar having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive's Kamil Rossi got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Amanar Boudarbala sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Massyl Dirar threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Amanar Boudarbala this time. Atbir Aboub received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Salah Jrindou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salah Jrindou came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Ksar-el-Kebir Union Sportive's Najid Boussoufa. But to his dismay, Najid Boussoufa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Youness Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rabat Étoile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.