League Play-Off

Khemisset Mourakab
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Agafay Ajri came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Khemisset Difaa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Agafay Ajri couldn't finish the play. Bilal Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeineddine Aissati in the 13th minute of play. Mahir Mokhtari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Afalkay Molhamam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khemisset Difaa's goalkeeper Bilal Ali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 27 minutes, Moutawakkil Aini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Berkane Union's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moutawakkil Aini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Zeineddine Aissati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bilal Ali was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. A collision led to Khemisset Difaa getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ziyad Akaaboune hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Zeineddine Aissati 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 36 minutes of play, Khemisset Difaa's Rouchd Boukemouch made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afalkay Molhamam was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khemisset Difaa's Bilal Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moutawakkil Aini in the 41st minute of play. Mahir Mokhtari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afalkay Molhamam having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mahir Mokhtari to make the kick off. Zeineddine Aissati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Bilal Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Moutawakkil Aini fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 56 minutes into the game, Talal El Morabet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Berkane Union's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khemisset Difaa the free kick. After 56 played minutes Berkane Union got a freekick which was hit by Talal El Morabet. After a defensive mix-up in Khemisset Difaa's zone, Zeineddine Aissati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilal Ali came out of the goal and Zeineddine Aissati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Khemisset Difaa's goal looked a bit too open when Zeineddine Aissati came free, but Bilal Ali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agafay Ajri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Afalkay Molhamam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khemisset Difaa's Mahir Mokhtari got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 76 minutes, Agafay Ajri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khemisset Difaa and the Berkane Union players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Mahir Mokhtari 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. 85 minutes into the game, Agafay Ajri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Afalkay Molhamam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Afalkay Molhamam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agafay Ajri in the 89th minute of play. Mahir Mokhtari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Afalkay Molhamam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Berkane Union players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Khemisset Difaa.