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Match Report
Kenitra
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tamir Mehdi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Gaya Roumani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zagora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Usus El Bounadi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kenitra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zagora the free kick. Tahir El Guarrouj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tamir Mehdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zagora's Tamir Mehdi got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 13 played minutes Zagora got a freekick which was hit by Tamir Mehdi. When Zagora's Gaya Roumani in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kenitra's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Kenitra's goal looked a bit too open when Tamir Mehdi came free, but Tahir El Guarrouj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Nizar Rabeh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taha Ghayour in the 34th minute of play forced Zagora's goalkeeper Saif El Kaoutar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tamir Mehdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tamir Mehdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tahir El Guarrouj was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
In the 55th match minute, Kenitra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuba Doulyazal to maneuver through the defense. Saif El Kaoutar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Souleimane El Amrani, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tamir Mehdi in the 62nd minute of play forced Kenitra's goalkeeper Tahir El Guarrouj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Souleimane El Amrani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Souleimane El Amrani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kenitra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Souleimane El Amrani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zagora's goalkeeper Saif El Kaoutar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Zagora's Idir Hidiouad got a free kick in the 74th minute. 84 minutes into the game, Taha Ghayour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kenitra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zagora the free kick. The supporters of Zagora booed when Kenitra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taha Ghayour didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaya Roumani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahir El Guarrouj having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Gaya Roumani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zagora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Saif El Kaoutar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taha Ghayour in the 97th minute of the match. In the 100th minute of the match Kenitra got a corner. Zagora's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Awzal El Ouardi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kenitra's Awzal El Ouardi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Saif El Kaoutar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.
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