TANGER. Ittihad Tanger was able to reverse the score against UTS Rabat to win 2-1. It was UTS Rabat to strike first with an early goal of Ilias Haddad at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ismail Khafi gave the win to Ittihad Tanger in the 90′ minute. Ittihad Tanger was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Ilias Haddad received a red card (57′). This red card was one of the reason why UTS Rabat lost the match.
The match was played at the Grand Stade de Tanger stadium in Tanger on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.85 degrees Celsius or 64.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 24 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 16 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 73
- 58 Dangerous attack 20
- 74 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ittihad Tanger had a strong ball possession 64% while UTS Rabat was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ittihad Tanger had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ittihad Tanger won the match.
Ittihad Tanger shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, UTS Rabat shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ittihad Tanger didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, UTS Rabat received 1 yellow card (Papa Amady Gadio).
Also, UTS Rabat didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ilias Haddad (UTS Rabat) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (57′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ittihad Tanger has 21 points like Mouloudia Oujda to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, UTS Rabat will stays with 26 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the UTS Rabat will play away against FAR Rabat on the 25th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of FAR Rabat (0 draws).
Ittihad Tanger – Formation
Ittihad Tanger
59'
79'
Ittihad Tanger started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Hilal Et-Tair decided to play with the following team: Gaya Merbah, Zakaria Kiani, Mohamed Saoud, Ayoub El Jorfi, Mohamed Walid Bencherifa, Faouzi Abdoul Mutalib, El Hadji Madicke Kane, Ahmed Chentouf, Hamza El Wasti, Ismail Khafi and Jawad Ghabra.
The home team had on the bench: Youssef Chaina, Abdellatif Akhrif, Mohamed Said Bouksyr, Abdelhamid Maali, Hassan Zraibi, Anas Lamrabat, Hamza Hassani Boouia, Badereddine Benaachour and Zouhair El Ouassli.
Substitutions
Ittihad Tanger made 5 changes: Ahmed Chentouf for Abdelhamid Maali (79′), Hamza El Wasti for Anas Lamrabat (87′), Ayoub El Jorfi for Zouhair El Ouassli (79′), Faouzi Abdoul Mutalib for Mohamed Said Bouksyr (87′) and Jawad Ghabra for Abdellatif Akhrif (90′).
UTS Rabat – Formation
UTS Rabat
57'
45'
UTS Rabat started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Abdel Zamrat played with: Abderhmane El Houasli, Haytam Manaout, Ayman Dairani, Tahar Ahmed Madeira El Khalej, Ilias Haddad, Aymane Mourid, Papa Amady Gadio, Redouan Ait Lamkadem, Souhail Zamrat, Soufyan Ahannach and Simon Diedhiou.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Achraf Berqi, Anass Eddaou, Mohamed Chemlal, Yassine El Khalej, Mohammed Amine Essahel, Anas Nanah and Amadou Dia Ndiaye.
Substitutions
UTS Rabat made 3 changes: Soufyan Ahannach for Mohamed Radid (68′), Papa Amady Gadio for Mohamed Chemlal (46′) and Souhail Zamrat for Anass Eddaou (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Botola Pro.
