League Play-Off

Zagora
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tijani El Hamdaoui kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Oujda booed when Zagora Union Sportive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azulay El Kasmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Imrane Fehla in the 6th minute of play forced Oujda's goalkeeper Ameqran Belhaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Tijani El Hamdaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ouassim Neqrouz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nouman Ben Barek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, Zagora Union Sportive's goal looked a bit too open when Rochdi El Baz came free, but Ouassim Neqrouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Imrane Fehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ameqran Belhaj having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Imrane Fehla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zagora Union Sportive's supporters rose to their feet, but Imrane Fehla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ameqran Belhaj breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ameqran Belhaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imrane Fehla in the 35th minute of play. Rochdi El Baz took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ouassim Neqrouz. Ouassim Neqrouz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Imrane Fehla to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Aylal Sarsar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias Sektioui kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Ameqran Belhaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouman Ben Barek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ameqran Belhaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouman Ben Barek, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Rochdi El Baz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ouassim Neqrouz made a huge save. Ouassim Neqrouz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rochdi El Baz in the 70th minute. Ameqran Belhaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouman Ben Barek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 83 minutes, Nouman Ben Barek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zagora Union Sportive's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nouman Ben Barek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Zagora Union Sportive's goal looked a bit too open when Tijani El Hamdaoui came free, but Ouassim Neqrouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oujda's Elias Sektioui suffered a concussion after 90 minutes and had to leave the field. 90 minutes into the game, Azulay El Kasmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zagora Union Sportive's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oujda the free kick. The supporters of Oujda booed when Zagora Union Sportive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azulay El Kasmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Soubhi El Baz sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Zagora Union Sportive's Ouassim Neqrouz didn't even have to move. Ameqran Belhaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imrane Fehla in the 97th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Oujda walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.