League Play-Off

Essaouira Elmalaab L
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Meddur Kouha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Yahya Massoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nour Agazou got free with Soufian Farid in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 9 minutes, Abdelkarim Sarsar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ksar-el-Kebir Étoile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelkarim Sarsar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nour Agazou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Ghazi Dadi had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Sami El Bahri kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Zaid Akachar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soufian Farid having to interfere. Nour Agazou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Soufian Farid made a huge save. After having played for 22 minutes, Nour Agazou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Essaouira Youssoufia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nour Agazou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 29 minutes, Yahya Massoun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Essaouira Youssoufia and the Ksar-el-Kebir Étoile players grew even worse after the yellow card. Meddur Kouha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Aksim El Bahri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meddur Kouha kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Essaouira Youssoufia getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Zaid Akachar hit a great ball. Nouh Sarsar charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nouh Sarsar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, Essaouira Youssoufia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouh Sarsar to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nour Agazou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaya Skah during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ksar-el-Kebir Étoile getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Gaya Skah hit a great ball. The Ksar-el-Kebir Étoile fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Ksar-el-Kebir Étoile's Abdelkarim Sarsar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Essaouira Youssoufia's zone, Meddur Kouha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aksim El Bahri came out of the goal and Meddur Kouha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelkarim Sarsar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aksim El Bahri having to make a save. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Abdelkarim Sarsar sped through Essaouira Youssoufia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aksim El Bahri. Atbir Tamsamani hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. If Agerzam Aissati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gaya Skah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Aksim El Bahri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nour Agazou struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Soufian Farid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Essaouira Youssoufia. In the 94th minute, Abdelkarim Sarsar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aksim El Bahri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some careless play in the Essaouira Youssoufia defense, Abdelkarim Sarsar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aksim El Bahri. The Essaouira Youssoufia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aksim El Bahri should have stopped the shot.