League Play-Off

Taza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tijani Benzouin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Camil Lamyaghri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anaruz Hadaouir's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. When Anaruz Hadaouir came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Zagora Atletico 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 Anaruz Hadaouir couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tijani Benzouin in the 8th minute of play forced Taza's goalkeeper Camil Lamyaghri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tijani Benzouin in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Camil Lamyaghri saved Taza from getting behind. Afulay Zerouali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fahmi Lohkmiri having to interfere. Winsen Amazigh hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Fahmi Lohkmiri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afulay Zerouali in the 18th minute. Taza's Camil Lamyaghri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tijani Benzouin in the 21st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zagora Atletico's Winsen Amazigh got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 26 played minutes, Taza's Abdelhafiz Bosaroukh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fahmi Lohkmiri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Taza reached it. When Najid El Hirech fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zagora Atletico's protests and gave Najid El Hirech a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Taza booed when Zagora Atletico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Najid El Hirech didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Tijani Benzouin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camil Lamyaghri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tijani Benzouin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Zagora Atletico booed when Taza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agerzam Bidouane didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Taza's goal looked a bit too open when Tijani Benzouin came free, but Camil Lamyaghri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelbassir El Hadrioui made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Afulay Zerouali put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fahmi Lohkmiri. In the 58th minute, Amayas Boukhari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anaruz Hadaouir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camil Lamyaghri having to interfere. In the 71st minute of the match, Tijani Benzouin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Camil Lamyaghri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 72 minutes of play Zagora Atletico's Winsen Amazigh was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Abdelbassir El Hadrioui might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fahmi Lohkmiri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelbassir El Hadrioui ran back to his position shaking his head. 78 minutes into the match, Abdelbassir El Hadrioui notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Zagora Atletico's Fahmi Lohkmiri. Fahmi Lohkmiri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abdelbassir El Hadrioui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Fahmi Lohkmiri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zagora Atletico's Anaruz Hadaouir got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fahmi Lohkmiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afulay Zerouali, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute.