By Naoufel Cherkaoui for Magharebia in Rabat
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Olympique Khouribga (OCK) tied 1-1 with Difaa El Jadida (DHJ) on Sunday (January 11th) in the strongest match of Round 16 of the Moroccan Premier League football tournament.
Zakaria Amzil scored the lone goal for OCK in the 73rd minute, following several scoring opportunities by both teams. Meanwhile, DHJ star Reda Eryahi scored a wonderful equaliser on a strong shot, following a free-kick from 20 meters out at the end of the match. It was a goal that moved the fans of the team.
With this draw, El Jadida remain on top of the Moroccan league, tied with Raja Casablanca.
In another match, Hassania Agadir (HUSA) defeated guests Jeunesse Sportive El Massira (JSM) 3-1.
After pressuring their opponents, the HUSA offence managed to score the first goal in the match in the 23rd minute through Abdelhafid. Defender Yassine Rami tapped in the second goal in the 40th minute, on a free-kick by Mohammed Lahceini.
JSM's Elkantaoui scored his team's only goal in the 77th minute, following some confusion in the defensive line of the hosts. Rachid Erraghni scored the third and final goal as soon as he took the pitch in the 80th minute, stirring the fans into fervour.
From their side, Raja Casablanca defeated hosts Olympique Safi 1-0 at a stadium full of fans.
Ngom scored the match's only goal in the 43rd minute. Raja keeper Younes Ataba defended the goal against several attacks.
Wydad Casablanca tied 0-0 with Moghreb Fes in a nearly empty stadium.
The most important event in the match was the penalty kick passed up by Wydad captain Hicham Louissi in the 72nd minute after his teammate Jouiaa was tripped in the area.
Kawkab Marrakech also ended up with a goalless draw, against Mouloudia Oujda. It was the first match in Marrakech that was open to fans after a six-round ban imposed by the Moroccan Football Federation.
Mouloudia Oujda dominated the match during the first half, but their attackers passed up many scoring opportunities. Things changed in the second half, however, and Marrakech stepped up their level of play.
Oujda came very close to a winning goal in the final minute, but it was cleared by Kawkab goalkeeper Mohamed Bouabdelaoui.
Moghreb Tétouan and KAC Kénitra also tied 0-0 in a match characterised by weak technique and few scoring opportunities. KAC Kénitra coach Abdelkader Youmir considered the draw to be a positive result.
Chabab Mohammedia (SCCM) and Ittihad Khemisset tied 1-1.
Said Hammouni opened scoring in the 6th minute on a beautiful header, but Mohcen Abdelmoumen tied the match in the 83rd minute.
The contest between FAR Rabat and AS Salé was postponed due to Rabat's match in the North African Champions League. They tied against Tunisia's Club Africain on January 8th, and will play the return leg in Rabat on the January 24th.
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