League Play-Off

Beni Mellal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saden Nouhass took the kick off in the first half of the match. Talal Hamouch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sisangh Talih having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Beni Mellal Tihad fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Khouribga Najm. Ziyad Rabeh stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sisangh Talih. 0-1. If Talal Hamouch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sisangh Talih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taher Ziati in the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Talal Hamouch in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sisangh Talih prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Taher Ziati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sisangh Talih was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Taher Ziati might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sisangh Talih. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Taher Ziati ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sajed Baha got free with Yufitran Ouchahbar in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Awrib El Khattabi fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khouribga Najm's protests and gave Awrib El Khattabi a yellow card for diving instead. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Khouribga Najm! The referee gave Beni Mellal Tihad a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abdelkarim Tahiri, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Khouribga Najm's Yufitran Ouchahbar. 1-1. Taher Ziati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akersim Jilaidi kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Beni Mellal Tihad got a freekick which was hit by Zouheir Chretien. 47 minutes into the match, Taher Ziati notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Beni Mellal Tihad's Sisangh Talih. Sisangh Talih was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Taher Ziati to strike the kick off in the second half. Khouribga Najm's Yufitran Ouchahbar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sajed Baha in the 54th minute of play. Sisangh Talih showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taher Ziati, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Khouribga Najm's Talal Hamouch got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sisangh Talih took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taher Ziati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Beni Mellal Tihad's goal looked a bit too open when Taher Ziati came free, but Sisangh Talih reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Khouribga Najm getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Abdelkabir Bendahman hit a great ball. Sajed Baha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yufitran Ouchahbar having to interfere. When Gulusa Benaskar fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khouribga Najm's protests and gave Gulusa Benaskar a yellow card for diving instead. Gulusa Benaskar kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Beni Mellal Tihad's Irat Hamdani got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Beni Mellal Tihad getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Akersim Jilaidi hit a great ball. Yufitran Ouchahbar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saden Nouhass in the 93rd minute of the match. Saden Nouhass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Yufitran Ouchahbar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taher Ziati in the 96th minute of play forced Beni Mellal Tihad's goalkeeper Sisangh Talih to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saden Nouhass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Yufitran Ouchahbar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.