League Play-Off

Taza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelkhaliq Diba took the kick off in the first half of the match. Salem Bouden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelkhaliq Diba, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Omar Tafersit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Salem Chadli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salem Bouden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Massin Taouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salem Chadli was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Rachad Soauri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rachad Soauri really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Safi Kolna Mgharba came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Taza 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 Safi Kolna Mgharba couldn't finish the play. Abdelkhaliq Diba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Salem Bouden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute Rachad Soauri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salem Chadli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 played minutes Taza got a freekick which was hit by Anir Abdelghani. When Murad Chadli fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guelmim Jeunesse's protests and gave Murad Chadli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Guelmim Jeunesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murad Chadli to maneuver through the defense. Taza's Usus El Brazi got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Salem Chadli came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Taza's Safi Kolna Mgharba. But to his dismay, Safi Kolna Mgharba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Salem Bouden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelkhaliq Diba, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Safi Kolna Mgharba 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. Salem Chadli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachad Soauri in the 70th minute of play. Abdelkhaliq Diba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Salem Bouden having to make a save. Rachad Soauri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Salem Chadli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachad Soauri might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salem Chadli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rachad Soauri ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th match minute, Guelmim Jeunesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murad Chadli to maneuver through the defense. Rachad Soauri struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Salem Chadli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taza. Mansour Doulyazal kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Safi Kolna Mgharba in the 85th minute of play forced Guelmim Jeunesse's goalkeeper Salem Chadli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Massin Taouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guelmim Jeunesse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Massin Taouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Safi Kolna Mgharba came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Taza 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 Safi Kolna Mgharba couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute of the match Nouh Aissati sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Salem Bouden skillfully saved the ball. In the 94th minute, Taza's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdelkhaliq Diba fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 95thth minute of the game Rachad Soauri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guelmim Jeunesse's Salem Chadli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Murad Chadli got his second yellow card in the match during the 97th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Taza booed when Guelmim Jeunesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murad Chadli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taza walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.