League Play-Off

Berkane Stade
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. Souleimane Bourkadi started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Oujda's Souleimane Bourkadi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ayub Alioui was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afaw El Guarrouj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Izemrasen Chamakh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Souleimane Bourkadi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ayub Alioui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Oujda getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Meddur Ziyati hit a great ball. When Kamil El Guarrouj fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berkane's protests and gave Kamil El Guarrouj a yellow card for diving instead. Ayub Alioui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souleimane Bourkadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Izemrasen Chamakh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afaw El Guarrouj in the 37th minute of the match. Imrane Chiba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ayub Alioui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tajeddine Azaouagh in the 42nd minute of the match. Afaw El Guarrouj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Izemrasen Chamakh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tajeddine Azaouagh struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Ayub Alioui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oujda.

After a rather tough play, Berkane's Abdelkhaliq Belhaj got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Souleimane Bourkadi in the 55th minute of play forced Berkane's goalkeeper Ayub Alioui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zouheir Arrafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Berkane booed when Oujda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amin Chakhssi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Youmni Soulaimani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Izemrasen Chamakh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 67th match minute, Oujda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agwmar Abrami to maneuver through the defense. Izemrasen Chamakh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afaw El Guarrouj went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Zouheir Arrafi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Izemrasen Chamakh having to make a save. Youmni Soulaimani took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Izemrasen Chamakh. Oujda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Souleimane Bourkadi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oujda's supporters rose to their feet, but Souleimane Bourkadi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ayub Alioui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Souleimane Bourkadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the game, Oujda's Tajeddine Azaouagh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ayub Alioui made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. If Afaw El Guarrouj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afaw El Guarrouj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berkane's Afaw El Guarrouj got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oujda's Izemrasen Chamakh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afaw El Guarrouj in the 94th minute of play. The Berkane supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Oujda's performance. The match ended with a win for Oujda.