League Play-Off

Ifrane
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Agwilal Kouha got the match started through his kick off. Nouri Jilaidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Safwane Benaskar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nouri Jilaidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Safwane Benaskar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nouri Jilaidi in the 10th minute of play. If Rachid Zairi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amezyan El Morabet's late challenge caught a ADADI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amezyan El Morabet helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Hamza Boutayeb 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. After a defensive mix-up in Ifrane's zone, Nouri Jilaidi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Safwane Benaskar came out of the goal and Nouri Jilaidi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rachid Zairi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the game, one of Ifrane:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave ADADI FC a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rachid Zairi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ifrane's Safwane Benaskar. 0-1. After 32 minutes of play Ifrane's Amezyan El Morabet was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Ifrane:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ADADI FC:s goal. The referee gave ADADI FC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rachid Zairi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ifrane's Safwane Benaskar. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Nouri Jilaidi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Safwane Benaskar was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After having played for 42 minutes, Hamza Boutayeb managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADADI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamza Boutayeb was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Rachid Zairi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nouri Jilaidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rachid Zairi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Safwane Benaskar having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rachid Zairi to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Fayssal Jaafari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Agwmar Taouil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fayssal Jaafari might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Safwane Benaskar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fayssal Jaafari ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Ifrane's zone, Hamza Boutayeb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Safwane Benaskar came out of the goal and Hamza Boutayeb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nouri Jilaidi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Safwane Benaskar was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Nouri Jilaidi struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Safwane Benaskar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADADI FC. In the 70th 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. 71 minutes into the match, Ifrane's goalkeeper Safwane Benaskar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nouri Jilaidi. Salah Tafersit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nouri Jilaidi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ifrane's Safwane Benaskar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Ifrane from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Ifrane's Safwane Benaskar got control of the ball when Rachid Zairi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fayssal Jaafari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Safwane Benaskar having to interfere. If Fayssal Jaafari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Hamza Boutayeb managed to get in a good position for a shot. ADADI FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamza Boutayeb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Safwane Benaskar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Ifrane fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ADADI FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.