League Play-Off

Berkane Stade Olympi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ayrad Zniti made the kick off and thus started the match. Omar Tafersit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aghbalu Farass having to interfere. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kenitra's goalkeeper Nasri Louissi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nabil Chakir hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. If Omar Tafersit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 15 minutes of play, Kenitra's Othmane Boualouch made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aghbalu Farass was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nour El Bahri kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Nasri Louissi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayrad Zniti, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Berkane Maghreb's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Tafersit came free, but Aghbalu Farass reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Othmane Boualouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kenitra's Nasri Louissi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Kenitra from getting a goal against them. Yassir Jaafari charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yassir Jaafari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Berkane Maghreb booed when Kenitra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yassir Jaafari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ayrad Zniti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasri Louissi having to interfere. In the 48th minute, Yahya Boughanem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atrar Ouhaki didn't quite understand what happened when in the 50 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Omar Tafersit stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aghbalu Farass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Tafersit in the 54th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Othmane Boualouch kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aghbalu Farass. That made the score 0-2 in the 55 minute of play. Nasri Louissi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takfarinas Benzakour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Berkane Maghreb booed when Kenitra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Labib Settati didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ayrad Zniti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Takfarinas Benzakour scored 1-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nasri Louissi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute, one of Berkane Maghreb: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 Berkane Maghreb. When the match had been going on for 72 minutes, Kenitra's Atrar Ouhaki got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aghbalu Farass. Kenitra's Nasri Louissi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takfarinas Benzakour in the 75th minute of play. Nasri Louissi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ayrad Zniti's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Omar Tafersit kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aghbalu Farass. That made the score 1-4 in the 79 minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Takfarinas Benzakour ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nasri Louissi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 88th match minute, Berkane Maghreb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayrad Zniti to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Berkane Maghreb's Misifsen Taouni got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Omar Tafersit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 102nd minute. Aghbalu Farass tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenitra's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.