League Play-Off

Tétouan Elmalaab Lba
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zuhair El Karkouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agwilal Kouha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Safwane Benaskar managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Tétouan's Meissour Amchaibou fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Ifrane's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Ezzine came free, but Safwane Benaskar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Yazid Ezzine got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Tétouan's Yazid Ezzine in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ifrane's goalie prevented a goal. Meissour Amchaibou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Safwane Benaskar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, Ifrane's Safwane Benaskar got control of the ball when Meissour Amchaibou tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Tétouan's zone, Usem Erbati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zuhair El Karkouri came out of the goal and Usem Erbati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yazid Ezzine to strike the kick off in the second half. Safwane Benaskar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anaruz El Yaagoubi, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Agwilal Kouha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Agwilal Kouha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Safwane Benaskar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meissour Amchaibou in the 64th minute of the match. Meissour Amchaibou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Safwane Benaskar having to make a save. Izem Talhaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the game, Tétouan's Yazid Ezzine nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Safwane Benaskar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Zuhair El Karkouri acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 75th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Najid Sinouh. After a defensive mix-up in Ifrane's zone, Meissour Amchaibou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Safwane Benaskar came out of the goal and Meissour Amchaibou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, one of Ifrane:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ifrane. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Tétouan. Aderfi Baba stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Safwane Benaskar. 2-2. Abdelkhaliq Obbadi's late challenge caught a Ifrane's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelkhaliq Obbadi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, Tétouan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelkhaliq Obbadi to maneuver through the defense. If Meissour Amchaibou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ifrane's goalkeeper Safwane Benaskar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yazid Ezzine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Safwane Benaskar having to interfere. Tétouan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ifrane for a fine match.