League Play-Off

Agadir Complèxe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fahd Falah took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Al-Hoceima's goalkeeper Moutawakkil Sbai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ashraf El Karkouri. Zaid Kharja's late challenge caught a Agadir's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zaid Kharja helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Al-Hoceima getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Zaid Kharja hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Al-Hoceima's Meissour Ali seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Meissour Ali the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Al-Hoceima protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Meissour Ali had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Al-Hoceima! Moustafa Mokhtari's late challenge caught a Agadir's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moustafa Mokhtari helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Agadir booed when Al-Hoceima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moustafa Mokhtari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Al-Hoceima's Moutawakkil Sbai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saad Aouita in the 17th minute of play. Usaden El Kaddouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaid Kharja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Sisangh El Mouataz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Saad Aouita was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Salaheddine Louzani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Moutawakkil Sbai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moutawakkil Sbai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saad Aouita in the 39th minute of the match. Salaheddine Louzani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moutawakkil Sbai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Abdelmajid El Moubarki charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelmajid El Moubarki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Agadir:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Al-Hoceima:s goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Saad Aouita made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Izri Boukemouch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al-Hoceima and the Agadir players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Saad Aouita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Agadir's Salaheddine Louzani in 56 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Moutawakkil Sbai guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Sisangh El Mouataz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Saad Aouita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moutawakkil Sbai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salaheddine Louzani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Salaheddine Louzani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Moutawakkil Sbai was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. 69 minutes into the match, Agadir's goalkeeper Usaden El Kaddouri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaid Kharja. After 70 minutes, Rami Ammi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Agadir and the Al-Hoceima players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes Agadir got a freekick which was hit by Rami Ammi. Izri Boukemouch struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Usaden El Kaddouri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al-Hoceima. Saad Aouita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Al-Hoceima's Izri Boukemouch got a free kick in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Al-Hoceima's goal looked a bit too open when Salaheddine Louzani came free, but Moutawakkil Sbai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Al-Hoceima's Sisangh El Mouataz made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Usaden El Kaddouri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Al-Hoceima players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Agadir from taking control. The game ends in a draw.