League Play-Off

Beni Mellal Complèxe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdelali Nouhass kicked off to start the match. Beni Mellal Olympique's Uksintas Chakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ziyad Azzouzi in the 6th minute of play. Uksintas Chakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Jaafari in the 8th minute of play. Ilyass Benzoukan charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilyass Benzoukan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Beni Mellal Olympique getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ilyass Benzoukan hit a great ball. If Ziyad Azzouzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 14th minute, Marwan Ait Yahya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ziyad Azzouzi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uksintas Chakir. Uksintas Chakir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Jaafari in the 29th minute of play forced Beni Mellal Olympique's goalkeeper Uksintas Chakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tétouan getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Anaruz Regragui hit a great ball. Uksintas Chakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Jaafari, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 36 played minutes Tétouan got a freekick which was hit by Tijani Amchaibou. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rami Massoun during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Tétouan got a freekick which was hit by Rami Massoun. Afa Rabeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelali Nouhass in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elias Jaafari to make the kick off. The supporters of Tétouan booed when Beni Mellal Olympique was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Winifsan El Zhar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute Ismael Zaki managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. The supporters of Tétouan booed when Beni Mellal Olympique was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azerwal Ben Chrifa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tétouan's Elias Jaafari got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Beni Mellal Olympique's Uksintas Chakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Jaafari in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Tétouan's goal looked a bit too open when Azerwal Ben Chrifa came free, but Afa Rabeh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 played minutes Beni Mellal Olympique got a freekick which was hit by Ayrad Bousselham. If Anaruz Regragui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 71 minutes, Ziyad Azzouzi made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Beni Mellal Olympique's Uksintas Chakir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelali Nouhass in the 76th minute of play forced Tétouan's goalkeeper Afa Rabeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Azerwal Ben Chrifa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beni Mellal Olympique's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tétouan the free kick. With a little luck, Beni Mellal Olympique's Uksintas Chakir got control of the ball when Rami Massoun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Uksintas Chakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rami Massoun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rami Massoun in the 87th minute of play forced Beni Mellal Olympique's goalkeeper Uksintas Chakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beni Mellal Olympique's Uksintas Chakir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Beni Mellal Olympique from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes Beni Mellal Olympique's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ismael Zaki who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Tétouan's corner Ismael Zaki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Uksintas Chakir quite easily take care of the ball. A hard shot 95 in the game by Ziyad Azzouzi from a close distance when the talented Uksintas Chakir managed to make a qualified save. Beni Mellal Olympique's players were relieved. The Beni Mellal Olympique fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tétouan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.