Difaâ El Jadida conquers UTS Rabat 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Lakhmidi

EL JADIDA. Difaâ El Jadida beats UTS Rabat 1-0 after R. Lakhmidi scored just 1 goal (4').

By
John Ross
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Difaâ El Jadida conquers UTS Rabat 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Lakhmidi

EL JADIDA. Difaâ El Jadida conquers UTS Rabat 1-0 after R. Lakhmidi scored just 1 goal (4′).

The match was played at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi stadium in El Jadida on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Difaâ El Jadida

1 - 0

Team 1

UTS Rabat

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 8 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 99 Attack 128
  • 48 Dangerous attack 74
  • 74 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Difaâ El Jadida was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. UTS Rabat that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

UTS Rabat was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Difaâ El Jadida managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Difaâ El Jadida shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, UTS Rabat shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Difaâ El Jadida received 2 yellow cards (E. M. Chichane and M. Juma). Regarding the opposition, UTS Rabat received 3 yellow cards (A. Harmach, O. Namsaoui and A. Mourid).

Match Timeline

Reda Lakhmidi(goal)
4'
Mustapha Chichane- Yellow
41'
46'
48'
Achraf Jaouad- sub ->C. El Maftoul
62'
Zineddine Brighet- sub ->M. Chichane
67'
72'
72'
Jean Joseph Kombous- sub ->T. Bentayeb
73'
Ayoub Haiki- sub ->R. Ait Lemkadem
76'
A. Mourid- Yellow
Abdelhamid Ferras- sub ->R. Lakhmidi
78'
81'
A. Nakach- sub ->O. Nemssaoui
81'
82'
M. Chemlal- sub ->M. Aziz
81'
M. Chemlal- sub ->M. Aziz

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FAR Rabat
67
30
Wydad Casablanca
66
30
FUS Rabat
55
30
Olympic Safi
47
30
Raja Casablanca
44
30
RSB Berkane
44
30
Hassania Agadir
39
30
UTS Rabat
36
30
Riadi Salmi
36
30
Maghreb Fès
34
30
Mouloudia Oujda
32
30
Chabab Mohammédia
31
30
Moghreb Tétouan
30
30
Ittihad Tanger
29
30
Khouribga
28
30
Difaâ El Jadida
25
30

After playing this match, Difaâ El Jadida has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, UTS Rabat stays with 0 points (16th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Botola Pro, Difaâ El Jadida will play away with Wydad Casablanca on the 5th of September with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Wydad Casablanca (13 draws).

UTS Rabat will host FAR Rabat on the 14th of September with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of FAR Rabat (0 draws).

Difaâ El Jadida – Formation

Difaâ El Jadida
G
Mohamed Chennouf 12.Morocco
D
C. El Maftoul 99.Morocco
62'
D
E. Boukhriss 33.Morocco
D
Mustapha Chichane 8.Morocco
67' 41'
D
Mouhcine Rabja 20.Morocco
D
Dieumerci Amale 23.DR Congo
D
Abdelhamid Bouba Lahcen 94.Morocco
M
A. Hadraf 11.Morocco
M
Reda Lakhmidi 9.Morocco
78' Goals4'
F
Masoud Juma 25.Kenya
F
Herve Zahi Irie 27.Côte d'Ivoire
Substitutes
Achraf Jaouad 19.Morocco
62'
G
Ahmad Bessak 1.Morocco
D
Abdelhamid Ferras 31.Morocco
78'
D
Mouad Chougag 13.Morocco
M
M. Tamayazou 24.Morocco
46'
M
Mohamed Karnas 18.Morocco
M
Youness Aouladzian 22.France
F
Zineddine Brighet 3.Morocco
67'
F
Hamza Darai 21.Morocco

The manager Lassaad Chabbi decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Difaâ El Jadida made 4 changes: H. Z. Irie for M. Tamaiazou (46′), C. El Maftoul for A. Jaouad (60′), E. M. Chichane for Z. Brighet (68′) and R. Lakhmidi for A. Ferras (78′).

UTS Rabat – Formation

UTS Rabat
A. El Khayati 1.Morocco
D
O. Nemssaoui 23.Morocco
81' 72'
D
M. Aziz 25.Morocco
82'
D
A. Dairani 13.Morocco
D
T. El Khalej 26.Morocco
D
A. Mourid 5.Morocco
76'
M
A. Harmach 8.Morocco
48'
F
S. Diédhiou 19.Senegal
F
T. Bentayeb 39.Morocco
72'
F
R. Ait Lemkadem 21.Morocco
73'
F
A. Zouhzouh 10.Morocco
81'
Substitutes
A. Berqi 3.Morocco
M. Asmama 24.Morocco
D
H. Bousqal 16.Morocco
D
Y. El Khalej 15.Morocco
M
Ayoub Haiki 17.Morocco
73'
M
A. Nakach 6.Morocco
81'
M
L. Dahdouh 33.Morocco
81'
F
Jean Joseph Kombous 14.Cameroon
72'
F
M. Chemlal 22.France
81'

played with: .

Substitutions

UTS Rabat made 5 changes: T. Bentayb for J. Kombous (72′), R. A. Lamkadem for A. Haiki (73′), O. Namsaoui for A. Nakach (80′), Z. El Amine for L. Dahdouh (81′) and M. Aziz for M. Chemlal (81′).

Results of the day

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