Regrettable incidents in Al Hoceima

AS Essaouira managed to overcome its handicap from the first leg to secure a place in the semi-finals by defeating Moghreb de Fès. ASE started the match very well by taking an eleven-point lead in the score from the first quarter (19-8). The pressure exerted by the Souiri five allowed it to keep MAS at a distance, preventing it from getting back into the game. ASE won the game with a score of 68 points to 52 and thus qualified for the semi-finals of the championship. In Al Hoceima, FUS still believed in its chances of qualifying for the next round, despite its slim two-point advantage acquired in the first leg. Everything was going according to plan until the second quarter, when CRA was leading with a score of 40 points to 33, the referee blew a foul, disqualifying the FUS player Harat. Not happy with this decision, one of his teammates savagely assaulted the referee, imitated immediat…