League

El Jadida
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Soufian Bousselham took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Emad Chakhssi fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ben Taib's protests and gave Emad Chakhssi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ben Taib's Emad Chakhssi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Misbah Regragui sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ben Taib's Cicungh Armoumen didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Khayri in the 6th minute of play forced Ben Taib's goalkeeper Cicungh Armoumen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Rachid Khayri notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ben Taib's Cicungh Armoumen. Cicungh Armoumen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Gulusa Daoudi sped through El Jadida Hassania's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fadel Touzani. Soufian Bousselham might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fadel Touzani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Soufian Bousselham ran back to his position shaking his head. Ayman Belhaj charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ayman Belhaj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelkarim Boulami got free with Cicungh Armoumen in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelkarim Boulami got free with Cicungh Armoumen in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ben Taib's Cicungh Armoumen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Khayri in the 30th minute of play. Adil Atif hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gulusa Daoudi in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fadel Touzani saved El Jadida Hassania from getting behind. If Gulusa Daoudi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rachid Khayri was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute of the match Misbah Regragui sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cicungh Armoumen skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emad Chakhssi got free with Fadel Touzani in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Soufian Bousselham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadel Touzani having to interfere. Cicungh Armoumen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Khayri in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ben Taib's Emad Chakhssi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Gulusa Daoudi scored 1-3 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fadel Touzani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes into the match, Ben Taib's Soufian Bousselham sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fadel Touzani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gulusa Daoudi got free with Fadel Touzani in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Abdelkarim Boulami 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelkarim Boulami in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cicungh Armoumen saved Ben Taib from getting behind. When Issam Madih fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ben Taib's protests and gave Issam Madih a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave El Jadida Hassania a penalty, 100 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Misbah Regragui, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ben Taib's Cicungh Armoumen. 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ben Taib eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.