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Ben Taib
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) JO Casablanca's Ahmad Boualouch 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. 4 minutes into the game, RC Marrakech's Nouman Zerka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naji Zemmama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute, Youmni El Fatouaki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naji Zemmama was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rachid Fegrouch got free with Aghilas Alioui in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 15 played minutes RC Marrakech got a freekick which was hit by Salim Maaroufi. When Safwane Sarsar fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JO Casablanca's protests and gave Safwane Sarsar a yellow card for diving instead. After 20 played minutes JO Casablanca got a freekick which was hit by Amenzu Chippo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nouman Zerka in the 26th minute of play forced JO Casablanca's goalkeeper Naji Zemmama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aghilas Talih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aghilas Alioui was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ahmad Boualouch showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 34 minute of play. Ahmad Boualouch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th match minute, RC Marrakech was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Maaroufi to maneuver through the defense. Naji Zemmama showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Munsif Dadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After having played for 44 minutes, Munsif Dadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RC Marrakech's supporters crossed their fingers, but Munsif Dadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the match, Munsif Dadi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naji Zemmama. JO Casablanca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Munsif Dadi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nouman Zerka was the one to do the kick off. Salim Maaroufi charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salim Maaroufi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, RC Marrakech was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Maaroufi to maneuver through the defense. Aghilas Alioui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmad Boualouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Nouman Zerka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JO Casablanca's Naji Zemmama was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Salim Maaroufi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naji Zemmama was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Kamil Bassir hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to JO Casablanca getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Loutfi Belabed hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Chokri Boualouch put in a rough tackle. In the 86th minute, Chokri Boualouch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Naji Zemmama successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 92 minutes into the match, JO Casablanca's goal looked a bit too open when Nouman Zerka came free, but Naji Zemmama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Munsif Dadi kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Loutfi Belabed took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aghilas Alioui. RC Marrakech's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.