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Al-Hoceima
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kamil El Emmani kicked off to start the match. Tayfun Usman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bilal Benthami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tayfun Usman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamil El Emmani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bilal Benthami in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tayfun Usman saved Al-Hoceima from getting behind. A collision led to Al-Hoceima getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Alix Andry hit a great ball. Al-Hoceima's Salah Jrindou got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Salah Jrindou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Al-Hoceima's Tayfun Usman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamil El Emmani in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bilal Benthami in the 44th minute of play forced Al-Hoceima's goalkeeper Tayfun Usman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mahdi El Bounadi to make the kick off. Kamil El Emmani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tayfun Usman having to interfere. Kamil El Emmani scored 0-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tayfun Usman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mahdi El Bounadi's late challenge caught a Kenitra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mahdi El Bounadi helped the player get up and apologised. Kamil El Emmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kamil El Emmani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Al-Hoceima's Tayfun Usman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamil El Emmani in the 67th minute of play. Tayfun Usman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamil El Emmani, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Tayfun Usman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamil El Emmani, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Al-Hoceima's goal looked a bit too open when Kamil El Emmani came free, but Tayfun Usman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.