UTS Rabat recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Riadi Salmi 2-1

RABAT. UTS Rabat managed to reverse the score against Riadi Salmi to win 2-1.

UTS Rabat recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Riadi Salmi 2-1

RABAT. UTS Rabat was capable to reverse the score against Riadi Salmi to win 2-1. It was Riadi Salmi to strike first with an early goal of Mustapha Sahd at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Amine Zouhzouh gave the win to UTS Rabat in the 65′ minute.

The match was played at the Stade du FUS stadium in Rabat on Wednesday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 150 Attack 123
  • 87 Dangerous attack 85
  • 111 Ball safe 110
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 19 Total 21
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. UTS Rabat was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Riadi Salmi that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

UTS Rabat had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why UTS Rabat won the match​.

UTS Rabat shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Riadi Salmi shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

UTS Rabat received 2 yellow cards (Achraf Harmach and Amine Zouhzouh). On the opposite side, Riadi Salmi received 2 yellow cards (I. Riahi and Aymane Hadidi).

Match Timeline

9'
28'
El Mehdi Aznag- sub ->Khalid Ait Ouarkhane
35'
36'
Aymane Mourid- sub ->Eric Mbangossoum
46'
Akram Nakach- sub ->Achraf Berqi
46'
49'
Ayman Hadidi- Yellow
Ayman Dairani(goal)
50'
65'
69'
Abdoulaye Traoré- sub ->Hicham El Alaoui Marzak
Simon Diedhiou- sub ->Jean-Joseph Kombous
76'
86'
Haytam Manaout- sub ->Amine Zouhzouh
86'
90'
Aymane Maghloub- sub ->Mahdi Aznag

Standings

After this match, UTS Rabat will have 17 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Riadi Salmi will stay with 12 points like Olympic Safi to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Botola Pro, UTS Rabat will play away against FUS Rabat on the 4th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of FUS Rabat (0 draws).

Riadi Salmi will host FAR Rabat on the 5th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Riadi Salmi (1 draw).

UTS Rabat – Formation

UTS Rabat
G
D
Ilias Haddad 20.Netherlands
D
Omar Namsaoui 23.Morocco
D
Ayman Dairani 13.Morocco
Goals50'
D
Achraf Berqi 3.Morocco
46'
M
46'
M
Achraf Harmach 8.Morocco
35'
F
Hicham Khaloua 11.Morocco
F
Jean Joseph Kombous 14.Cameroon
76'
F
F
Amine Zouhzouh 10.Morocco
86' 86' Goals65'
Substitutes
G
Reda Asmama 24.Morocco
D
Aymane Mourid 5.Morocco
46'
D
Haytam Manaout 2.Morocco
86'
D
Yassine El Khalej 15.Morocco
D
Hamza Bousqal 16.Morocco
M
Akram Nakach 6.Morocco
46'
F
Simon Diedhiou 19.Senegal
76'
F
Mohamed Chemlal 22.France
F
Tawfik Bentayeb 29.Morocco

The manager Tarik Sektioui decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

UTS Rabat made 4 changes: Eric Mbangossoum for Aymane Mourid (46′), Achraf Berqi for Akram Nakach (46′), Jean-Joseph Kombous for Simon Diedhiou (76′) and Amine Zouhzouh for Haytam Manaout (86′).

Riadi Salmi – Formation

Riadi Salmi
G
Hicham El Allouch 1.Morocco
D
Adil Rhaili 8.Morocco
D
Mouad Bahsain 6.Morocco
D
Amine El Msane 4.Morocco
D
Mouhcine Erbibi 2.Morocco
D
Ayman Hadidi 17.Morocco
49'
M
Khalid Ourkane 11.Morocco
28'
M
Imad Riahi 10.Morocco
36'
M
Hicham Alaoui 5.Morocco
69'
F
Gibril Sillah 19.Gambia
F
Mustapha Sahd 18.Morocco
Goals9'
Substitutes
El Mehdi Aznag 44.Morocco
28'
Nacer Moustaghfir 27.Morocco
G
Abdelhaq Ezzoumi 40.Morocco
M
69'
M
Zakaria Sdaigui 22.Italy
M
M
Anas Sabyh 24.Morocco
F
Aymane Maghloub 9.Morocco
90'

Zakaria Aboub played with: .

Substitutions

Riadi Salmi made 3 changes: Khalid Ait Ouarkhane for Mahdi Aznag (28′), Hicham El Alaoui Marzak for Abdoulaye Traoré (69′) and Mahdi Aznag for Aymane Maghloub (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Botola Pro.​