League

Ben Taib Mourakab
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Massinissa El Baz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Taha El Bounadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samih El Hamdaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ridouane Touzani hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Badr Ouchahbar made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Hassan Ziyati sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Ben Taib's Massinissa El Baz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Massinissa El Baz took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Badr Ouchahbar to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Casablanca's zone, Massinissa El Baz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Badr Ouchahbar came out of the goal and Massinissa El Baz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 minutes, Omar Tafersit mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ben Taib and the Casablanca players grew even worse after the yellow card. Omar Tafersit kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ben Taib's zone, Samih El Hamdaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taha El Bounadi came out of the goal and Samih El Hamdaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the match, Casablanca's goalkeeper Badr Ouchahbar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hassan Ziyati. Badr Ouchahbar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Massinissa El Baz in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Casablanca's Samih El Hamdaoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Taha El Bounadi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Ben Taib's Hassan Ziyati slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Badr Ouchahbar. That made the score 3-1 after 44 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Hassan Ziyati notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Casablanca's Badr Ouchahbar. Badr Ouchahbar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Ben Taib's zone, Issam El Bassel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taha El Bounadi came out of the goal and Issam El Bassel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hassan Ziyati might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Badr Ouchahbar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hassan Ziyati ran back to his position shaking his head. Samih El Hamdaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taha El Bounadi having to interfere. Ben Taib's Taha El Bounadi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Ben Taib from getting a goal against them. Taha El Bounadi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Issam El Bassel in the 71st minute. Badr Ouchahbar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zouheir Khayri, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Samih El Hamdaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casablanca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samih El Hamdaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Issam El Bassel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Taha El Bounadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Massinissa El Baz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Hassan Ziyati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ben Taib fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. In the 92nd minute Hassan Ziyati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Badr Ouchahbar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Omar Tafersit suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 96th minute, Ilyass Fouhami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ben Taib had won after a very even match.