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El Jadida Elmalaab L
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) After 8 played minutes El Jadida Raja got a freekick which was hit by Hisham Neqrouz. In the 13th minute Maysar Ghayour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fayssal Tafersit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fayssal Tafersit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maysar Ghayour, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When El Jadida Raja's Omar Zerouali in 24 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Yousri Dolmi guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Yousri Dolmi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rida Ahanfouf in the 28th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Adil Settati notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Jadida Raja's Fayssal Tafersit. Fayssal Tafersit was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Massinissa El Brazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fayssal Tafersit having to interfere. With an all-out effort, El Jadida Raja's Yousri Dolmi threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rida Ahanfouf, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Omar Zerouali 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. After 49 minutes Berkane's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aziz Anis who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, El Jadida Raja's Omar Zerouali got a free kick in the 50th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Massinissa El Brazi to make the kick off. In the 61st minute Massinissa El Brazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fayssal Tafersit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fayssal Tafersit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maysar Ghayour in the 64th minute. Fayssal Tafersit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Massinissa El Brazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Zerouali in the 70th minute of play forced Berkane's goalkeeper Yousri Dolmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berkane's Yousri Dolmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Zerouali in the 75th minute of play. When Taher Azzouzi fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Jadida Raja's protests and gave Taher Azzouzi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to El Jadida Raja getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Taher Azzouzi hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Berkane's Abdelkabir Aouita broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Massinissa El Brazi kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Rida Ahanfouf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yousri Dolmi having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Berkane's goal looked a bit too open when Taher Azzouzi came free, but Yousri Dolmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind El Jadida Raja's goalkeeper Fayssal Tafersit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Rida Ahanfouf got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Massinissa El Brazi in the 99th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fayssal Tafersit prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Berkane eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.