League Play-Off

Khemisset
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Oujda Jeunesse's Kamal Aouita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Azerwal Taouil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Awrib Rossi having to interfere. Izri Talha kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, Khemisset Raja's Azerwal Taouil made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Awrib Rossi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Oujda Jeunesse's Kamal Aouita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karim Boussaboun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Oujda Jeunesse's Rachad Abdessadki got a free kick in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Oujda Jeunesse's zone, Azerwal Taouil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Awrib Rossi came out of the goal and Azerwal Taouil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelkabir Nouhass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Karim Boussaboun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Abdelkabir Nouhass came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Oujda Jeunesse 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 Nouhass couldn't finish the play. Karim Boussaboun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamal Aouita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelkabir Nouhass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Karim Boussaboun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Boussaboun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamal Aouita, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zouheir Fellah in the 37th minute of play forced Oujda Jeunesse's goalkeeper Awrib Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Takfarinas Tiberkanin charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Takfarinas Tiberkanin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Khemisset Raja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takfarinas Tiberkanin to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Khemisset Raja's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkabir Nouhass came free, but Karim Boussaboun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zouheir Fellah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Azerwal Taouil got free with Awrib Rossi in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oujda Jeunesse's Awrib Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zouheir Fellah in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zouheir Fellah to make the kick off. Kamal Aouita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Karim Boussaboun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 52nd minute, Nadir Ait Yahya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abdelkabir Nouhass came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Oujda Jeunesse 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 Nouhass couldn't finish the play. Kamal Aouita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Karim Boussaboun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Azerwal Taouil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Takfarinas Tiberkanin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osmane Aini was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 71 minutes, Fatih Sektioui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khemisset Raja and the Oujda Jeunesse players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th minute, one of Khemisset Raja:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Khemisset Raja. Osmane Aini placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Awrib Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zouheir Fellah in the 76th minute of play. If Zouheir Fellah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute, Kamal Aouita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karim Boussaboun was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 95th match minute, Khemisset Raja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nadir Ait Yahya to maneuver through the defense. Khemisset Raja's Zouheir Fellah got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Oujda Jeunesse 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 Raja.