League Play-Off

Ben Taib
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Taoufiq Sektioui took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Taoufiq Sektioui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdellatif Kouha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gulusa Ouhaki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tamir Bistara having to interfere. Abdellatif Kouha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Awzal Tafersit in the 12th minute of play. If Awzal Tafersit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tahir Kolna Mgharba hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Taoufiq Sektioui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Abdellatif Kouha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Awzal Tafersit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Abdellatif Kouha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Awzal Tafersit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdellatif Kouha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Najim El Bassel might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tamir Bistara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Najim El Bassel ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Zagora Kawkab getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Saber Ouhaki hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Najim El Bassel put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tamir Bistara. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gulusa Ouhaki to make the kick off. Awzal Tafersit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Abdellatif Kouha made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Zagora Kawkab's zone, Najim El Bassel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tamir Bistara came out of the goal and Najim El Bassel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tamir Bistara came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Ben Taib's Gulusa Ouhaki. But to his dismay, Gulusa Ouhaki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Awzal Tafersit got free with Abdellatif Kouha in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ben Taib's Gulusa Ouhaki got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Najim El Bassel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Tamir Bistara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Awzal Tafersit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Abdellatif Kouha made a huge save. Taoufiq Louzani's late challenge caught a Zagora Kawkab's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taoufiq Louzani helped the player get up and apologised. Taoufiq Louzani kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Awzal Tafersit let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 92nd minute shot 2-1 at rihgt post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taoufiq Sektioui in the 96th minute of play forced Ben Taib's goalkeeper Abdellatif Kouha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ben Taib had won after a very even match.