League Play-Off

Fès
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. Izil El Kaddouri started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Sabri Benzouin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelkabir Tiberkanin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Azulay Camacho came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Fès 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 Azulay Camacho couldn't finish the play. Sabri Benzouin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Naoufal Ben Barek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azulay Camacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 20th match minute, Beni Mellal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabri Benzouin to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Izil El Kaddouri notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fès's Mokhtar Belhaj. Mokhtar Belhaj was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Abdelkabir Tiberkanin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Azulay Camacho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Naoufal Ben Barek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mokhtar Belhaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izil El Kaddouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 40th minute Izil Soauri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mokhtar Belhaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Izil Soauri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Mokhtar Belhaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Udad Merzouk hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Izil El Kaddouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mokhtar Belhaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Azulay Camacho was the one to do the kick off. If Abdelkabir Tiberkanin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Beni Mellal getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Sabri Benzouin hit a great ball. Izil Soauri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mokhtar Belhaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Izil Soauri came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Beni Mellal 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 Izil Soauri couldn't finish the play. Abdelkabir Tiberkanin struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Naoufal Ben Barek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fès. During the 70th minute of the match Udad Merzouk completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Udad Merzouk a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 71st match minute, Fès was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Udad Merzouk to maneuver through the defense. Fès's Mokhtar Belhaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Fès from getting a goal against them. Izil Soauri who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Mokhtar Belhaj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Abdelkabir Tiberkanin came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Fès 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 Abdelkabir Tiberkanin couldn't finish the play. Mokhtar Belhaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izil El Kaddouri in the 79th minute of the match. Azulay Camacho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fès's Abdelkabir Tiberkanin in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Beni Mellal's goalie prevented a goal. Tamir Yaacoubi charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tamir Yaacoubi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tamir Yaacoubi hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Beni Mellal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.