League Play-Off

El Jadida Stade Olym
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Salaheddine Alloudi started the match with the kick off. When Taroudant's Abdelali Belmahjoub in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Jadida's goalie prevented a goal. Amenzu Abdessadki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Amazigh in the 4th minute of the match. Salaheddine Alloudi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelbassir Yaacoubi having to interfere. Nouri Taouni charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nouri Taouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Souleimane Benaskar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amenzu Abdessadki. El Jadida's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Asfru Bendahman struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Abdelbassir Yaacoubi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Jadida. In the 23rd minute, Asfru Bendahman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdelbassir Yaacoubi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Taroudant's Abdelbassir Yaacoubi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salaheddine Alloudi in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abdelali Belmahjoub's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amenzu Abdessadki was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Khaled Dirar kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in El Jadida's zone, Abdelali Belmahjoub stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amenzu Abdessadki came out of the goal and Abdelali Belmahjoub tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 40 minutes, Fouad Abarou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Jadida and the Taroudant players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, El Jadida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fouad Abarou to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, one of El Jadida:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for El Jadida. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Asfru Bendahman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelbassir Yaacoubi having to interfere. Abdelbassir Yaacoubi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asfru Bendahman in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute of the match Nadir Malki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelbassir Yaacoubi skillfully saved the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Tijani Boualouch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Jadida's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taroudant the free kick. Tijani Boualouch kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, Salaheddine Alloudi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Abdelbassir Yaacoubi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th match minute, Taroudant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouh El Moubarki to maneuver through the defense. El Jadida's Amenzu Abdessadki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayeb Amazigh in the 72nd minute of play. After 75 minutes, Akersim Akachar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Jadida and the Taroudant players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes El Jadida got a freekick which was hit by Akersim Akachar. In the 77th minute, Nouri Taouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Akersim Akachar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hilal Boughanem charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilal Boughanem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hilal Boughanem kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Rachad Chadli charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachad Chadli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Taroudant getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Rachad Chadli hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Taroudant's zone, Salaheddine Alloudi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelbassir Yaacoubi came out of the goal and Salaheddine Alloudi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salaheddine Alloudi in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelbassir Yaacoubi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. El Jadida's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.