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Ifrane
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tahir Kacemi started the match with the kick off. Soubhi Essamlali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid El Yaagoubi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Wydad athletic club's Najim Sarsar got a free kick in the 7th minute. Soubhi Essamlali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yazid El Yaagoubi having to interfere. When Idus Rabeh fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tangier Renaissance's protests and gave Idus Rabeh a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, Tangier Renaissance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Idus Rabeh to maneuver through the defense. Murad Antaki hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Soubhi Essamlali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soubhi Essamlali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Yazid El Yaagoubi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yazid El Yaagoubi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soubhi Essamlali in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Tangier Renaissance's Soubhi Essamlali nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yazid El Yaagoubi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Najim Sarsar hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Soubhi Essamlali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wydad athletic club's goalkeeper Yazid El Yaagoubi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Murad Antaki made a kick off. Ridouane Ouaddou took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yani Rwina. Yani Rwina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Wydad athletic club's Ridouane Ouaddou got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Ridouane Ouaddou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ridouane Ouaddou in the 59th minute of play forced Tangier Renaissance's goalkeeper Yani Rwina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yazid El Yaagoubi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murad Antaki in the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Wydad athletic club's zone, Soubhi Essamlali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yazid El Yaagoubi 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. The supporters of Tangier Renaissance booed when Wydad athletic club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ridouane Ouaddou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yazid El Yaagoubi 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 88th minute. In the 90th minute, Yani Farras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wydad athletic club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Murad Antaki scored to the left of an out of position Yazid El Yaagoubi, making the score, 1-2. Tangier Renaissance played a much better game than Wydad athletic club and deserved their victory. The Wydad athletic club players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.