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Match Report
Zagora
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Saad Belabed started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Amayas Ahahaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saad Belabed in the 6th minute of play. Amayas Ahahaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Younes Malki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gulusa El Assas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afaw Bistara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gulusa El Assas's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Zagora's Amayas Ahahaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saad Belabed in the 18th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Badis Chafni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Zagora's goal looked a bit too open when Younes Malki came free, but Amayas Ahahaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Younes Malki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amayas Ahahaoui was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Afaw Bistara made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Agafay El Khalej sent off a good shot on target. The long shot by Daoud Alioui in the 43rd minute really tested Afaw Bistara's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Amayas Ahahaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saad Belabed, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Saad Belabed scored 0-1 in the 50th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amayas Ahahaoui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.
The wind increased when Gulusa El Assas made the kick off in the second half. Younes Malki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Younes Malki might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amayas Ahahaoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Younes Malki ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 63 minutes, Saad Belabed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Essaouira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saad Belabed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afaw Bistara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gulusa El Assas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Gulusa El Assas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afaw Bistara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afaw Bistara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agafay El Khalej, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Essaouira's goal looked a bit too open when Agafay El Khalej came free, but Afaw Bistara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Agafay El Khalej 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. Essaouira's Afaw Bistara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gulusa El Assas in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agafay El Khalej in the 96th minute of play forced Essaouira's goalkeeper Afaw Bistara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Essaouira eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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