League Play-Off

Oujda Elmalaab Lbala
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sifaks Molhamam made the kick off which started today's match. Uksintas Rwina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ouassim Neqrouz having to interfere. In the 5th match minute, Zagora Union Sportive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azulay El Kasmi to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Oujda's goal looked a bit too open when Nouman Ben Barek came free, but Ziad El Yaagoubi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Zagora Union Sportive's Tijani Lahoua seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tijani Lahoua the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Zagora Union Sportive protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tijani Lahoua had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 9th minute, one of Zagora Union Sportive:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zagora Union Sportive. In the 18th minute, Sifaks Molhamam fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Uksintas Rwina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ouassim Neqrouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Zagora Union Sportive getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Azulay El Kasmi hit a great ball. If Sifaks Molhamam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Sifaks Molhamam fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With his leg Ouassim Neqrouz managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Oujda's Uksintas Rwina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Zuhair Belhaj fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oujda's protests and gave Zuhair Belhaj a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zagora Union Sportive's goalkeeper Ouassim Neqrouz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ridouane El Akchaoui hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nouman Ben Barek to make the kick off. During the 51st minute of the match Zuhair Belhaj completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zuhair Belhaj a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Zuhair Belhaj hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Nouman Ben Barek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ziad El Yaagoubi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ouassim Neqrouz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uksintas Rwina, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Nouman Ben Barek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad El Yaagoubi having to interfere. Ouassim Neqrouz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uksintas Rwina in the 69th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Oujda got a freekick which was hit by Sifaks Molhamam. In the 76th minute of the match Zagora Union Sportive got a corner. Oujda's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saber Akachar ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Oujda's Ziad El Yaagoubi got control of the ball when Nouman Ben Barek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ouassim Neqrouz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uksintas Rwina in the 80th minute of play. Ouassim Neqrouz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uksintas Rwina, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute Oujda were awarded a corner. Mennad Boughanem went to the cornerflag to take it. When Oujda's Uksintas Rwina in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zagora Union Sportive's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uksintas Rwina in the 95th minute of play forced Zagora Union Sportive's goalkeeper Ouassim Neqrouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oujda were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Zagora Union Sportive for a fine match.