League Play-Off

Nador
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Youssef Zaki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zaid Lamin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, Asilah Amal Club's Amin El Ouardi got control of the ball when Igider Faris tried to sneak it across the goal line. Taher Hamidouch kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Igider Faris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youssef Zaki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zaid Lamin having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Nador Raja got a freekick which was hit by Awzal Aini. If Safwane Kharbouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zaid Lamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Safwane Kharbouchi in the 35th minute of the match. Youssef Zaki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zaid Lamin having to make a save. Asilah Amal Club's Safwane Kharbouchi got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Youssef Zaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nouman Hadda to make the kick off. When Safwane Kharbouchi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Asilah Amal Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Safwane Kharbouchi couldn't finish the play. Safwane Kharbouchis short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Zaid Lamin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Amin El Ouardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nouman Hadda, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Safwane Kharbouchis short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Zaid Lamin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igider Faris in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amin El Ouardi saved Asilah Amal Club from getting behind. The nice shot from Safwane Kharbouchi in the 70thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Zaid Lamin had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Kamal Zerouali's late challenge caught a Asilah Amal Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kamal Zerouali helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nador Raja getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Kamal Zerouali hit a great ball. Safwane Kharbouchi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 73rd minute. Asilah Amal Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Amin El Ouardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nouman Hadda in the 75th minute of the match. Zaid Lamin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youssef Zaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 89 played minutes Nador Raja got a freekick which was hit by Idus Boughanem. After 90 played minutes Asilah Amal Club got a freekick which was hit by Safwane Kharbouchi. 97 minutes into the match, Nouman Hadda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amin El Ouardi. Asilah Amal Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nouman Hadda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nador Raja had won after a very even match.