League Play-Off

Er Rachidia
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. Ayub Ouchahbar started the match with the kick off. After having played for 16 minutes, Soufian Arazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rabat Amal Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Soufian Arazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Rabat Amal Club's Usem El Hamdaoui got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Er Rachidia Maghreb's Akersim Camacho tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ayub Ouchahbar in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salah Chretien saved Rabat Amal Club from getting behind. Afaw Bakkal took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tahir Aboub. Tahir Aboub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Aderfi Loutfi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Soufian Arazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tahir Aboub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Rabat Amal Club's goalkeeper Salah Chretien had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igider Kharja. When Aderfi Loutfi fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rabat Amal Club's protests and gave Aderfi Loutfi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rabat Amal Club getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Aderfi Loutfi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Rabat Amal Club's Salah Chretien got control of the ball when Igider Kharja tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rabat Amal Club's Rouchd Zniti got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Igider Kharja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Chretien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Afaw Bakkal made the kick off in the second half. Tahir Aboub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afaw Bakkal in the 55th minute of the match. Er Rachidia Maghreb's Ayub Ouchahbar got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Rabat Amal Club's Aderfi Loutfi got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Ayub Ouchahbar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Chretien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Soufian Arazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Igider Kharja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salah Chretien was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Rabat Amal Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ayub Ouchahbar came free, but Salah Chretien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, one of Er Rachidia Maghreb: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 Er Rachidia Maghreb. Soufian Arazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afaw Bakkal in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tahir Aboub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Afaw Bakkal sped through Er Rachidia Maghreb's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tahir Aboub. The Rabat Amal Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.