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
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
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
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.
- Mouloudia Oujda – Khouribga – 0-0
- UTS Rabat – Riadi Salmi – 2-1
- Moghreb Tétouan – Hassania Agadir – 2-1