League

Khenifra
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wakil Zemmama started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Khenifra Union Sportive booed when JO Casablanca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Fegrouch didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ahmad Boualouch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nasseh Kharbouchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmad Boualouch in the 11th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmad Boualouch in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nasseh Kharbouchi saved Khenifra Union Sportive from getting behind. 19 minutes into the match, Khenifra Union Sportive's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmad Boualouch came free, but Nasseh Kharbouchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Ahmad Boualouch 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. In the 28th minute JO Casablanca were awarded a corner. Loutfi Belabed went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Loutfi Belabed almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Khenifra Union Sportive's Nasseh Kharbouchi did a great save. In the 32ndth minute of the game Ahmad Boualouch 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. In the 37th match minute, JO Casablanca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chokri Boualouch to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute Ahmad Boualouch 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 crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmad Boualouch was the one to do the kick off. Takfarinas Bendriss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmad Boualouch who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Nasseh Kharbouchi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Khenifra Union Sportive defense, Ahmad Boualouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nasseh Kharbouchi. The Khenifra Union Sportive fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nasseh Kharbouchi should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Ahmad Boualouch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nasseh Kharbouchi was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. If Ahmad Boualouch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 85 minutes, Taher Chamakh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khenifra Union Sportive and the JO Casablanca players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Khenifra Union Sportive's Taher Chamakh got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 86 played minutes, JO Casablanca's Loutfi Belabed shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nasseh Kharbouchi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in JO Casablanca reached it. In the 89th minute, JO Casablanca's Ahmad Boualouch ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nasseh Kharbouchi. Nasseh Kharbouchi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmad Boualouch in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nasseh Kharbouchi saved Khenifra Union Sportive from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Ahmad Boualouch managed to get in a good position for a shot. JO Casablanca's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmad Boualouch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasseh Kharbouchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.