League Play-Off

El Jadida
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kamil Taouni got the match started through his kick off. If Loutfi El Bassel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahdi Ataba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loutfi El Bassel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Younes Doukali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamil Taouni in the 16th minute of play forced Swanton Abbot's goalkeeper Afalkay Zerouali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Swanton Abbot getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Marwan Chakhssi hit a great ball. Kamil Taouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afalkay Zerouali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamil Taouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Kamil Taouni was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 28th minute. El Jadida's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Swanton Abbot's Marwan Chakhssi got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Younes Doukali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Loutfi El Bassel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39thth minute of the game Loutfi El Bassel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Jadida's Mahdi Ataba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 40 played minutes El Jadida got a freekick which was hit by Mansour Doulyazal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Meddur Dirar made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Kamil Taouni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Swanton Abbot's Afalkay Zerouali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afalkay Zerouali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamil Taouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Swanton Abbot's zone, Younes Doukali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afalkay Zerouali came out of the goal and Younes Doukali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loutfi El Bassel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loutfi El Bassel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahdi Ataba having to interfere. Loutfi El Bassels short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Mahdi Ataba to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Younes Doukali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, El Jadida's goal looked a bit too open when Meddur Dirar came free, but Mahdi Ataba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Swanton Abbot's Meddur Dirar in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Jadida's goalie prevented a goal. Younes Doukali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Afalkay Zerouali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahdi Ataba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meddur Dirar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Marwan Chakhssi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Younes Doukali's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afalkay Zerouali was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Kamil Taouni 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.