League Play-Off

Meknès
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Meknès Atletico's Abdelkabir Louzani 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. Meknès Atletico's Tarek Lamyaghri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amanar Farass in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Figuig Najm were awarded a corner. Usem Ben Chrifa went to the cornerflag to take it. Aslal Zeryouh hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amanar Farass in the 12th minute of play forced Meknès Atletico's goalkeeper Tarek Lamyaghri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes Meknès Atletico got a freekick which was hit by Massyl Jilaidi. Bahja Bistara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tarek Lamyaghri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarek Lamyaghri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bahja Bistara, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Bahja Bistara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Tarek Lamyaghri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Amanar Farass 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelkabir Louzani in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nadir Arrafi saved Figuig Najm from getting behind. Nadir Arrafi was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Igider Rhanem capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Igider Rhanem really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 36 minutes into the match, Figuig Najm's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkabir Louzani came free, but Nadir Arrafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igider Rhanem succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 39th playminute. After having played for 45 minutes, Amanar Farass managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Figuig Najm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amanar Farass was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 47th minute, Abdelkabir Louzani 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Tanan El Guarrouj charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tanan El Guarrouj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Figuig Najm's Usem Ben Chrifa got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Figuig Najm's Nacer Antaki got a free kick in the 69th minute. Igider Rhanem took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nadir Arrafi. Nadir Arrafi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Abdelkabir Louzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Nadir Arrafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Winifsan Lahoua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Tarek Lamyaghri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igider Rhanem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadir Arrafi came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Meknès Atletico's Igider Rhanem. But to his dismay, Igider Rhanem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Figuig Najm's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.