League Play-Off

Er Rachidia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ghalib Hamidouch made the kick off which started today's match. Youness El Idrissi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Ghalib Hamidouch struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Misbah Ziati didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Er Rachidia. Yugerten Harthan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bilal Boudarbala having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Youness El Idrissi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Loutfi Benzakour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilal Boudarbala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Asmun Taouni sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Er Rachidia's Bilal Boudarbala didn't even have to move. Abdelkabir Belhaj hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Settat's Youness El Idrissi got a free kick in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Settat's goalkeeper Misbah Ziati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralib Chkilit. Ghalib Hamidouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Misbah Ziati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Aylal Jbilou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Er Rachidia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Settat the free kick. The supporters of Settat booed when Er Rachidia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aylal Jbilou didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yugerten Harthan in the 43rd minute of play forced Er Rachidia's goalkeeper Bilal Boudarbala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Loutfi Benzakour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Er Rachidia's Bilal Boudarbala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yugerten Harthan in the 48th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yugerten Harthan made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Ghalib Hamidouch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Misbah Ziati was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 56th match minute, Settat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isul Daoudi to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Settat defense, Ghalib Hamidouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Misbah Ziati. The Settat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Misbah Ziati should have stopped the shot. Misbah Ziati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralib Chkilit, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Misbah Ziati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ghalib Hamidouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Er Rachidia's Ghalib Hamidouch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Misbah Ziati narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bilal Boudarbala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loutfi Benzakour in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Er Rachidia's zone, Yugerten Harthan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilal Boudarbala came out of the goal and Yugerten Harthan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 79 minutes of play, Er Rachidia's Ralib Chkilit made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Misbah Ziati was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 91 played minutes, Settat's Asmun Taouni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bilal Boudarbala came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Settat reached it. Yugerten Harthan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Bilal Boudarbala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.