League

Azilal
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yufitran Boutayeb took the kick off in the first half of the match. Murad Madih made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anir El Assas in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rabat's goalkeeper Murad Madih, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Rabat's Murad Madih got control of the ball when Zakariya Lahoua tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anir El Assas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Murad Madih made a huge save. Azilal's Aghbalu El Fatouaki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camil Jermouni in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Rabat's Camil Jermouni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aghbalu El Fatouaki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ahmad Farid hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Camil Jermouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anir El Assas 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. Zakariya Lahoua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Murad Madih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Yufitran Boutayeb came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Rabat fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yufitran Boutayeb couldn't finish the play. If Anir El Assas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tayeb Azaouagh hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Anir El Assas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Murad Madih. The goal made the score 1-0. 46 minutes into the game, Camil Jermouni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aghbalu El Fatouaki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Murad Madih came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Azilal's Anir El Assas. But to his dismay, Anir El Assas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Murad Madih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zakariya Lahoua in the 60th minute of the match. Aghbalu El Fatouaki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camil Jermouni in the 64th minute. Zakariya Lahoua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Murad Madih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Rabat's Yufitran Boutayeb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aghbalu El Fatouaki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute Zakariya Lahoua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murad Madih saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zakariya Lahoua recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Zakariya Lahoua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yufitran Boutayeb in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aghbalu El Fatouaki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rabat players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Azilal.