League

Ben Taib Elmalaab Lb
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bukkus Anis started the match with the kick off. If Nasseh Rwina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabil Neqrouz in the 6th minute of play forced Ben Taib's goalkeeper Fatih Massoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bukkus Anis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Winsen Abdellaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Casablanca Fath defense, Bukkus Anis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Winsen Abdellaoui. The Casablanca Fath fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Winsen Abdellaoui should have stopped the shot. Fatih Massoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasseh Rwina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Winsen Abdellaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bukkus Anis in the 16th minute of play. Winsen Abdellaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bukkus Anis, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Nabil Neqrouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Fatih Massoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aznag Benzouin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winsen Abdellaoui having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aznag Benzouin got free with Winsen Abdellaoui in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the match, Casablanca Fath's goalkeeper Winsen Abdellaoui had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aznag Benzouin. In the 39th minute Bukkus Anis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winsen Abdellaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Idriss Yaacoubi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ben Taib's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Casablanca Fath the free kick. A collision led to Ben Taib getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Idriss Yaacoubi hit a great ball. Nasseh Rwina 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nabil Neqrouz to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Casablanca Fath's zone, Aznag Benzouin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Winsen Abdellaoui came out of the goal and Aznag Benzouin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 57th minute of the match Idriss Yaacoubi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Idriss Yaacoubi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Idriss Yaacoubi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Aznag Benzouin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winsen Abdellaoui having to interfere. After 69 played minutes Ben Taib got a freekick which was hit by Ramzi El Baz. If Aznag Benzouin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes Ben Taib got a freekick which was hit by Bukkus Anis. Nabil Neqrouz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ben Taib's Aznag Benzouin got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Winsen Abdellaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bukkus Anis in the 86th minute of play. Casablanca Fath's Winsen Abdellaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aznag Benzouin in the 90th minute of play. Winsen Abdellaoui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aznag Benzouin's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ben Taib fully deserved thier win.