League Play-Off

Anna Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anna's Hakim Medaci started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Yazid Banouas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moulay Dahleb having to interfere. In the 19th minute Yazid Banouas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moulay Dahleb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anther Daham in the 21st minute. Anther Daham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Karim Abdelghani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi was a little too slow when Hakim Medaci got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 3-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Anthar Maroc put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Champion Heights AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Anther Daham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi made a huge save. If Yazid Banouas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chaba Ali during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chaba Ali hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yazid Banouas to make the kick off. A hard shot 56 in the game by Yazid Banouas from a close distance when the talented Moulay Dahleb managed to make a qualified save. Anna's players were relieved. Champion Heights AFC's Yazid Banouas got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 73 minutes, Abdel Karim Fadela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Champion Heights AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdel Karim Fadela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Champion Heights AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Anna:s goal. In the 80th minute, Hakim Medaci 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. If Anther Daham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakim Medaci in the 86th minute of play forced Champion Heights AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anther Daham in the 87th minute of the match. Rachid Baba Ali Mekhloufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anther Daham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.