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Tangier
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Soubhi Mehdi made the kick off which started today's match. When Boutahar Chretien came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Tangier Renaissance 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 Boutahar Chretien couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Tangier Renaissance's Murad Antaki got a free kick in the 7th minute. Casablanca Maghreb's Usus Ziyati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murad Antaki in the 9th minute of play. Soubhi Mehdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 minutes, Soubhi Mehdi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tangier Renaissance's Yani Rwina tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Soubhi Mehdi 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. After 20 played minutes Tangier Renaissance got a freekick which was hit by Wassim Yaacoubi. Soubhi Mehdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Yani Rwina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Usus Ziyati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murad Antaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. With a little luck, Casablanca Maghreb's Usus Ziyati got control of the ball when Soubhi Essamlali tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Casablanca Maghreb's zone, Murad Antaki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Usus Ziyati came out of the goal and Murad Antaki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Soubhi Essamlali struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Usus Ziyati didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tangier Renaissance. Soubhi Essamlali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Usus Ziyati having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Tangier Renaissance got a freekick which was hit by Moustafa Safri. When Casablanca Maghreb's Ramzi Amazigh in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tangier Renaissance's goalie prevented a goal. In the 45th minute Murad Antaki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Usus Ziyati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Soubhi Mehdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yani Rwina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murad Antaki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Soubhi Essamlali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Casablanca Maghreb's zone, Soubhi Essamlali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Usus Ziyati came out of the goal and Soubhi Essamlali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Usus Ziyati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soubhi Essamlali, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Tangier Renaissance's Idus Rabeh got a free kick in the 68th minute. Casablanca Maghreb's Najid Ben Barek couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Tangier Renaissance. Usus Ziyati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boutahar Chretien in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Casablanca Maghreb's goal looked a bit too open when Murad Antaki came free, but Usus Ziyati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Murad Antaki 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. Usus Ziyati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soubhi Essamlali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soubhi Essamlali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Usus Ziyati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soubhi Essamlali, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Soubhi Essamlali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Usus Ziyati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Casablanca Maghreb's goalkeeper Usus Ziyati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Boutahar Chretien hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Yani Rwina made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Ramzi Amazigh sent off a good shot on target. The Tangier Renaissance supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Casablanca Maghreb's performance. The match ended with a win for Casablanca Maghreb.