League Play-Off

Settat Elmalaab Lbal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Itri El Karkouri kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nador Tihad's zone, Itri El Karkouri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atbir El Mrini came out of the goal and Itri El Karkouri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Settat's Yacoub Fehla got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ramzi Benkhirane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gulusa El Hadrioui having to make a save. Badis Ben Barek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gulusa El Hadrioui having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Badis Ben Barek in the 14th minute of play forced Settat's goalkeeper Gulusa El Hadrioui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes, Idir Lahlafi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nador Tihad and the Settat players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Settat booed when Nador Tihad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Idir Lahlafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Settat's Agizul El Hadrioui broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Atbir El Mrini was a little too slow when Itri El Karkouri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. Yacoub Fehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atbir El Mrini having to interfere. Itri El Karkouri struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Atbir El Mrini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Settat. A collision led to Nador Tihad getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Yani Maaroufi hit a great ball. Yacoub Fehla in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Atbir El Mrini, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Yuba Benzouin hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute of the match Yousri Zerouali sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gulusa El Hadrioui skillfully saved the ball. Settat's Gulusa El Hadrioui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Badis Ben Barek in the 36th minute of play. Yacoub Fehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atbir El Mrini having to interfere. Atbir El Mrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Itri El Karkouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Gulusa El Hadrioui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Badis Ben Barek in the 43rd minute of play. Badis Ben Barek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gulusa El Hadrioui having to interfere. If Ramzi Benkhirane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Badis Ben Barek was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th of the match, Badis Ben Barek tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Gulusa El Hadrioui got in the way and made a wonderful save. Kamal El Brazi hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute of the match Agizul El Hadrioui sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Atbir El Mrini skillfully saved the ball. Itri El Karkouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nador Tihad's Atbir El Mrini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacoub Fehla in the 67th minute of play. Agizul El Hadrioui was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Atbir El Mrini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yacoub Fehla went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Nador Tihad's Ramzi Benkhirane got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gulusa El Hadrioui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Badis Ben Barek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Settat's Gulusa El Hadrioui got control of the ball when Ramzi Benkhirane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Settat's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Ramzi Benkhirane scored to the left of an out of position Gulusa El Hadrioui, making the score, 2-1. Amayas Chretien charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amayas Chretien the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Settat getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Amayas Chretien hit a great ball. Settat's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.