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Match Report
Ksar-el-Kebir
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ghalib El Asmar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afulay Roumani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacer Tahiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ghalib El Asmar having to interfere. Khenifra's Nacer Tahiri got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Ksar-el-Kebir getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Soubhi Chakhssi hit a great ball. Izri Dolmi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Meissour Hamdani skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afulay Roumani in the 29th minute of play forced Ksar-el-Kebir's goalkeeper Ghalib El Asmar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meissour Hamdani was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Magher Boudarbala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 41st minute, but Meissour Hamdani got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Khenifra hanging dry this time. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Afulay Roumani to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Khenifra's goal looked a bit too open when Magher Boudarbala came free, but Meissour Hamdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magher Boudarbala in the 61st minute of play forced Khenifra's goalkeeper Meissour Hamdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izri Dolmi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Meissour Hamdani having to make a save. Magher Boudarbala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meissour Hamdani having to interfere. Izil Taouil hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Khenifra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Azulay El Bahri was slow to take the kick. During this time Ksar-el-Kebir's players had a chance to rest. Nasri Belmahjoub was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 75 minutes into the match, Ksar-el-Kebir's Izri Dolmi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meissour Hamdani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Afulay Roumani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Khenifra's Afulay Roumani in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ksar-el-Kebir's goalie prevented a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Magher Boudarbala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meissour Hamdani. Khenifra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Magher Boudarbala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 98th minute Izri Dolmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meissour Hamdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Khenifra players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ksar-el-Kebir.
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