League

Khenifra
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chakir Madih made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Khenifra Union Sportive booed when Union de Marrakech was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmad El Azhari didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Khenifra Union Sportive:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Union de Marrakech:s goal. A collision led to Khenifra Union Sportive getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Boutahar Ouhaki hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Saber Belmahjoub ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nasseh Kharbouchi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Saber Belmahjoub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Khenifra Union Sportive's Wakil Zemmama got a free kick in the 31st minute. When Union de Marrakech's Saber Belmahjoub in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khenifra Union Sportive's goalie prevented a goal. Saber Belmahjoub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Chakir Madih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasseh Kharbouchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wakil Zemmama was the one to do the kick off. In the 55thth minute of the game Chakir Madih who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khenifra Union Sportive's Nasseh Kharbouchi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saber Belmahjoub got free with Nasseh Kharbouchi in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the game, Saber Belmahjoub lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Nasseh Kharbouchi. Nasseh Kharbouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chakir Madih, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Salaheddine El Hamdaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wakil Zemmama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aznag Fellah charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aznag Fellah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Union de Marrakech was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aznag Fellah to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Union de Marrakech defense, Wakil Zemmama kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salaheddine El Hamdaoui. The Union de Marrakech fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salaheddine El Hamdaoui should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Khenifra Union Sportive's Nasseh Kharbouchi got control of the ball when Saber Belmahjoub tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chakir Madih in the 77th minute of play forced Khenifra Union Sportive's goalkeeper Nasseh Kharbouchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Boutahar Ouhaki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khenifra Union Sportive's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Union de Marrakech the free kick. When the match had been going on for 81 minutes, Union de Marrakech's Amazigh Lamin got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nasseh Kharbouchi. Saber Belmahjoub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amazigh Lamin's late challenge caught a Khenifra Union Sportive's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amazigh Lamin helped the player get up and apologised. Amazigh Lamin kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Rochdi Ouaddou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salaheddine El Hamdaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rochdi Ouaddou during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Khenifra Union Sportive's Nasseh Kharbouchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Khenifra Union Sportive from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Union de Marrakech could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Khenifra Union Sportive throughout the match.