League Play-Off

Salé Mourakab
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Asafar Achik started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Asafar Achik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eagles United and the Salé players grew even worse after the yellow card. Asafar Achik hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Hassan Azaouagh took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Taha Kadmiri. Salé's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Taoufiq Talih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kasper Edström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute Mazine Fehla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taha Kadmiri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salé's Taha Kadmiri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asafar Achik in the 20th minute of play. Taha Kadmiri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asafar Achik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th match minute, Salé was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Labib El Mouataz to maneuver through the defense. Taoufiq Talih who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Ziad Arazi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Taoufiq Talih could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Ziad Arazi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mazine Fehla in the 34th minute of play forced Salé's goalkeeper Taha Kadmiri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Taoufiq Talih managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salé's supporters rose to their feet, but Taoufiq Talih was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ziad Arazi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Taoufiq Talih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salé's Tarek Achik got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taha Kadmiri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asafar Achik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taoufiq Talih to make the kick off. Rodrigo Urriola struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Ziad Arazi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salé. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Rodrigo Urriola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salé's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Urriola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ziad Arazi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Taha Kadmiri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mazine Fehla in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Eagles United getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Mazine Fehla hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Eagles United's Itri Naybet got a free kick in the 68th minute. Ziad Arazi came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Salé's Taoufiq Talih. But to his dismay, Taoufiq Talih quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 81st minute, Taoufiq Talih 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. In the 85th minute, Rodrigo Urriola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salé fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 96th minute, Eagles United's Asafar Achik dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Salé fully deserved thier win.