FAR Rabat steals a 2-1 win against Ittihad Tanger

TANGER. FAR Rabat beat Ittihad Tanger to win 2-1. A penalty from M. Rabie was decisive in the 90min.

By
Mark Hall
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FAR Rabat steals a 2-1 win against Ittihad Tanger

TANGER. FAR Rabat beat Ittihad Tanger to win 2-1. A penalty from M. Rabie was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was FAR Rabat to strike first with a goal of Tumisang Orebonye at the 53′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mohamed Rabie Hrimat gave the win to FAR Rabat in the 90′ minute with a penalty. FAR Rabat made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Grand Stade de Tanger stadium in Tanger on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ittihad Tanger

1 - 2

Team 1

FAR Rabat

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 62 Attack 96
  • 39 Dangerous attack 59
  • 71 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 6 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FAR Rabat was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ittihad Tanger was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FAR Rabat was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FAR Rabat won the contest.​

Ittihad Tanger shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, FAR Rabat shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ittihad Tanger received 5 yellow cards (Elhadji Konate, Ismail Khafi, Mohamed Walid Bencherifa, El Hadji Madicke Kane and El Ouassli Z.). Regarding the opposition, FAR Rabat received 1 yellow card (Lamine Diakité).

Match Timeline

34'
L. Diakité- Yellow
E. Konaté- Yellow
42'
I. Khafi- Yellow
45'
53'
T. Orebonye(goal)
Abdelhamid Maali- sub ->Zakaria Kiani
60'
63'
H. Igamane- sub ->Tumisang Orebonye
Y. Chaina- sub ->Mohamed Said Bouksyr
60'
69'
Y. Arbidi- sub ->Lamine Diakité
Y. Chaina(goal)
81'
A. El Harrak- sub ->Jawad Ghabra
78'
Z. El Ouassli- sub ->Hamza El Wasti
78'
E. Kane- Yellow
84'
85'
A. Ajaraie- sub ->Ahmed Hammoudan
85'
A. Hadraf- sub ->Amine Zouhzouh
E. Konaté(yellowredcard)
90'
A. Lamrabat- sub ->Ismail Khafi
90'
M. Bencherifa- Yellow
90'
90'
M. Hrimat(penalty)
Z. El Ouassli- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FAR Rabat
64
27
Raja Casablanca
60
26
RSB Berkane
43
25
Wydad Casablanca
41
27
FUS Rabat
39
27
Olympic Safi
38
27
UTS Rabat
37
27
Moghreb Tétouan
34
26
CR Khemis Zemamra
34
27
Maghreb Fès
30
27
Hassania Agadir
30
27
Ittihad Tanger
29
27
Riadi Salmi
27
27
Chabab Mohammédia
24
27
Mouloudia Oujda
24
27
Youssoufia Berrechid
20
27

After this contest, Ittihad Tanger stays with 21 points like Mouloudia Oujda to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FAR Rabat will has 49 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Ittihad Tanger – Formation

Ittihad Tanger
G
G. Merbah 1.Algeria
D
M. Saoud 4.Morocco
D
Z. Kiani 22.Morocco
60'
D
E. Konaté 29.Senegal
42'
D
M. Bencherifa 31.Algeria
90'
M
F. Abdelmouttalib 8.Morocco
M
M. Bouksyr 14.Morocco
60'
M
H. Elowasti 18.Morocco
78'
M
E. Kane 80.Senegal
84'
F
I. Khafi 9.Morocco
90' 45'
F
J. Ghabra 19.Morocco
78'
Substitutes
G
B. Benachour 72.Morocco
D
Y. Chaina 2.Morocco
60' Goals81'
D
A. Jarfi 15.Morocco
D
A. Lamrabat 23.Morocco
90'
M
A. El Harrak 30.Morocco
78'
M
A. Chentouf 16.Morocco
M
Abdelhamid Maali 17.Morocco
60'
M
H. Hassani 70.Morocco
M
Z. El Ouassli 93.Morocco
78' 90'
F
A. Akhrif 11.Morocco
F
H. Zeraibi 20.Morocco

Ittihad Tanger started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Hilal Et-Tair decided to play with the following team: Gaya Merbah, Mohamed Saoud, Elhadji Konate, Mohamed Walid Bencherifa, Zakaria Kiani, El Hadji Madicke Kane, Faouzi Abdoul Mutalib, Hamza El Wasti, Mohamed Said Bouksyr, Jawad Ghabra and Ismail Khafi.

The home team had on the bench: Youssef Chaina, Abdellatif Akhrif, Ayoub El Jorfi, Ahmed Chentouf, Abdelhamid Maali, Hassan Zraibi, Anas Lamrabat, Hamza Hassani Boouia, Badereddine Benaachour, Zouhair El Ouassli and Ali El Harrak.

Substitutions

Ittihad Tanger made 5 changes: Mohamed Said Bouksyr for Youssef Chaina (60′), Jawad Ghabra for Ali El Harrak (78′), Hamza El Wasti for Zouhair El Ouassli (78′), Zakaria Kiani for Abdelhamid Maali (60′) and Ismail Khafi for Anas Lamrabat (90′).

FAR Rabat – Formation

FAR Rabat
G
El Mehdi Benabid 16.Morocco
D
Z. Marour 4.Morocco
D
H. Essaoubi 15.Morocco
D
M. Moufid 29.Morocco
D
M. Amri 33.Morocco
M
A. Zouhzouh 10.Morocco
85'
M
A. Hammoudan 11.Morocco
85'
M
L. Naji 13.Morocco
M
T. Orebonye 18.Botswana
63' Goals53'
M
M. Hrimat 34.Morocco
Goals90'
F
L. Diakité 27.Morocco
69' 34'
Substitutes
G
A. El Khayati 1.Morocco
D
E. Boukhriss 2.Morocco
D
Emmanuel Imanishimwe 3.Rwanda
M
Z. Derrag 6.Morocco
M
Y. Arbidi 20.Morocco
69'
M
A. Hadraf 40.Morocco
85'
F
H. Igamane 9.Morocco
63'
F
A. Ajaraie 14.Morocco
85'

FAR Rabat started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Nasreddine Nabi played with: El Mehdi Benabid, Mohamed Moufid, Hatim Essaouabi, Zouhair Marour, Moncef Amri, Mohamed Rabie Hrimat, Najji Larbi, Amine Zouhzouh, Ahmed Hammoudan, Lamine Diakité and Tumisang Orebonye.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ayoub El Khayati, Et-Tayeb Boukhriss, Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Zinedine Derrag, Hamza Igamane, Alaeddine Ajaray, Youssef Arbidi and Abdelfettah Hadraf.

Substitutions

FAR Rabat made 4 changes: Tumisang Orebonye for Hamza Igamane (63′), Lamine Diakité for Youssef Arbidi (69′), Ahmed Hammoudan for Alaeddine Ajaray (85′) and Amine Zouhzouh for Abdelfettah Hadraf (85′).

Results of the day

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