League

Nador
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hisham Bidouane got the match started through his kick off. Monir Mehdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Izem Zniti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mahir Lohkmiri in the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Mahir Lohkmiri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Er Rachidia Kawkab's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahir Lohkmiri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Izem Zniti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hisham Bidouane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the game, Mahir Lohkmiri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Izem Zniti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute Monir Mehdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izem Zniti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Mahir Lohkmiri sped through Nador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Izem Zniti. In the 28thth minute of the game Hisham Bidouane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Er Rachidia Kawkab's Safwane El Baz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mahir Lohkmiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zuhair Settati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Safwane El Baz having to interfere. Er Rachidia Kawkab's Safwane El Baz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Er Rachidia Kawkab from getting a goal against them. After 47 minutes of play, Er Rachidia Kawkab's Monir Mehdi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Izem Zniti was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Nador players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Er Rachidia Kawkab were winning 0-3.

If Monir Mehdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Mahir Lohkmiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izem Zniti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Monir Mehdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Monir Mehdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izem Zniti having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nador's Afer Hamidouch got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Nador's goalkeeper Izem Zniti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Monir Mehdi. Monir Mehdi struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Izem Zniti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Er Rachidia Kawkab. Er Rachidia Kawkab's Safwane El Baz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zuhair Settati in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Nador's goalkeeper Izem Zniti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Monir Mehdi. When Zuhair Settati came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Nador 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 Zuhair Settati couldn't finish the play. After 75 minutes, Afer Hamidouch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nador and the Er Rachidia Kawkab players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Ismael El Bahri charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael El Bahri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, Nador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adil Fehla to maneuver through the defense. Monir Mehdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izem Zniti having to interfere. Safwane El Baz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zuhair Settati in the 97th minute of play. Er Rachidia Kawkab's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.