League Play-Off

Larache Stade
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yahya Mehdi got the match started through his kick off. Sifaks Dirar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Itri Bidoudane's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. If Itri Bidoudane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Zeineddine Farass came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Khenifra Raja fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zeineddine Farass couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Larache getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Mohammad Hamouch hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Larache's zone, Zeineddine Farass stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sifaks Dirar came out of the goal and Zeineddine Farass tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 16 played minutes Khenifra Raja got a freekick which was hit by Aderfi El Idrissi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yufitran Maaroufi during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Winifsan Lahoua placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 29th minute, Ibrahim El Karkouri made a precise shot to the right of Housni Camacho. Khenifra Raja's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 33rd minute by Agwmar Hadda got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Agwmar Hadda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yahya Mehdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Housni Camacho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Itri Bidoudane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sifaks Dirar having to interfere. 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.

In the 51st minute, Itri Bidoudane 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. When Aylal Abdelghani fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khenifra Raja's protests and gave Aylal Abdelghani a yellow card for diving instead. Zeineddine Farass scored 1-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sifaks Dirar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Larache's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zeineddine Farass fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 69th match minute, Larache was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emad Chkilit to maneuver through the defense. Zeineddine Farass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Sifaks Dirar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Larache fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! In the 76th match minute, Khenifra Raja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aderfi El Idrissi to maneuver through the defense. Agwmar Hadda scored 2-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Housni Camacho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Housni Camacho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agwmar Hadda in the 85th minute of the match. Larache's Sifaks Dirar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Itri Bidoudane in the 88th minute of play. After 89 minutes, Ibrahim El Karkouri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Larache and the Khenifra Raja players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Ibrahim El Karkouri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agwilal Didouh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Larache's goalkeeper Sifaks Dirar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 98 minutes into the game, when Fatih El Idrissi put in a rough tackle. After 99 played minutes Khenifra Raja got a freekick which was hit by Fatih El Idrissi. After having played for 100 minutes, Winifsan Lahoua managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Larache's supporters crossed their fingers, but Winifsan Lahoua was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Khenifra Raja players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Larache from taking control. The game ends in a draw.