League Play-Off

Imzouren Mourakab
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. Nasri El Baz started the match with the kick off. Nouman Skah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Safwane Sarraj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nasri El Baz in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Khouribga's goal looked a bit too open when Nasri El Baz came free, but Safwane Sarraj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ouassim Kouha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Azerwal Baha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Safwane Sarraj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Khouribga's Nouman Skah in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imzouren's goalie prevented a goal. Azhar El Kaddouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ouassim Kouha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30 played minutes Khouribga got a freekick which was hit by Talal Abdelghani. In the 31st minute Afulay Chiba saw that he had a good position to shoot and he shot a long ball on target, but the ball went just outside the left post. In the 32nd minute Nasri El Baz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safwane Sarraj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khouribga's goalkeeper Safwane Sarraj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Azerwal Baha might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Safwane Sarraj. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Azerwal Baha ran back to his position shaking his head. Safwane Sarraj came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Imzouren's Azerwal Baha. But to his dismay, Azerwal Baha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ouassim Kouha to make the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Azerwal Baha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imzouren's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azerwal Baha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Nasri El Baz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khouribga's Safwane Sarraj was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Safwane Sarraj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nasri El Baz, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the game, Amestan Dirar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imzouren's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khouribga the free kick. After a rather tough play, Imzouren's Amestan Dirar got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Ouassim Kouha came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Khouribga 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 Ouassim Kouha couldn't finish the play. Aslal Bidoudane kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Emad Malki hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Khouribga's Safwane Sarraj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasri El Baz in the 81st minute of play. When Talal Abdelghani fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khouribga's protests and gave Talal Abdelghani a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Khouribga getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Talal Abdelghani hit a great ball. Nasri El Baz scored 2-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Safwane Sarraj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Khouribga players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Imzouren.