League Play-Off

Tiznit Stade Olympiq
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Youness Belkhayat made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Tiznit Difaa booed when Ben Taib Wydad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Massin Ahahaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute Youness Belkhayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yamine Fehla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khaled Ouchahbar didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 11th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. If Daoud Talhaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Taib Wydad's Khaled Ouchahbar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Ben Taib Wydad from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 19 in the game by Taher Bakkal from a close distance when the talented Khaled Ouchahbar managed to make a qualified save. Ben Taib Wydad's players were relieved. Massin Ahahaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yamine Fehla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Massin Ahahaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. If Daoud Talhaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiznit Difaa's Yamine Fehla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Massin Ahahaoui in the 29th minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Zakariya Belabed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiznit Difaa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ben Taib Wydad the free kick. In the 34th minute, Zakariya Belabed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiznit Difaa's goalkeeper Yamine Fehla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Massin Ahahaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute Youness Belkhayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yamine Fehla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Daoud Talhaoui made the kick off in the second half. Khaled Ouchahbar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taher Bakkal in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Massin Ahahaoui had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yamine Fehla. Tiznit Difaa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Massin Ahahaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 59th minute, Bahja Obbadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes Ben Taib Wydad got a freekick which was hit by Youness Belkhayat. Khaled Ouchahbar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daoud Talhaoui in the 62nd minute of the match. Yamine Fehla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youness Belkhayat in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daoud Talhaoui in the 72nd minute of play forced Ben Taib Wydad's goalkeeper Khaled Ouchahbar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiznit Difaa's Yamine Fehla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youness Belkhayat in the 74th minute of play. Tiznit Difaa's Yamine Fehla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Tiznit Difaa from getting a goal against them. If Taher Bakkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 minutes of play, Tiznit Difaa's Daoud Talhaoui made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khaled Ouchahbar was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Massin Ahahaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ben Taib Wydad's supporters rose to their feet, but Massin Ahahaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yamine Fehla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When %teams%'s Youness Belkhayat was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-2 just inside the left pole, 92 minutes into the game. Yamine Fehla was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.