League Play-Off

Taza Stade Olympique
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Guelmim Wifak's Irat Oussalah started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Munsif Sakim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Afulay Ben Chrifa made a huge save. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guelmim Wifak's goalkeeper Afulay Ben Chrifa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Munsif Sakim 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. After recieving a nice pass, Taza Tihad's Nizar Lahoua tried to score from far away in the 13th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Badis Rifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afulay Ben Chrifa having to interfere. If Nouman Boulami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Badis Rifi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Afulay Ben Chrifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Badis Rifi in the 23rd minute of play. Munsif Sakim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Afulay Ben Chrifa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irat Oussalah in the 34th minute of play forced Taza Tihad's goalkeeper Salaheddine Kadmiri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salaheddine Kadmiri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nouman Boulami in the 36th minute of the match. If Irat Oussalah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chakib Fouhami during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Taza Tihad got a freekick which was hit by Chakib Fouhami.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Badis Rifi to strike the kick off in the second half. Badis Rifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jalal Ouchalla kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Munsif Sakim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guelmim Wifak's Afulay Ben Chrifa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Badis Rifi came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Taza Tihad 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 Badis Rifi couldn't finish the play. Afulay Ben Chrifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chakib Fouhami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jalal Ouchalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taza Tihad's goalkeeper Salaheddine Kadmiri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Afulay Ben Chrifa came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Taza Tihad's Badis Rifi. But to his dismay, Badis Rifi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Taza Tihad's Salaheddine Kadmiri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irat Oussalah in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes, Taza Tihad's Nasri Abrami shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Afulay Ben Chrifa 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 Tihad reached it. In the 86th minute, Irat Oussalah 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. Afulay Ben Chrifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Munsif Sakim in the 88th minute of play. Irat Oussalah hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Taza Tihad had won after a very even match.