Ittihad Tanger overturn deficit to beat Maghreb Fès 2-1

Ittihad Tanger beat visitors Maghreb Fès 2-1 in the match played between them as part of matchday 4 of the Botola Pro, held at 23:00 Damascus time.

Christopher Ibayi opened the scoring for Maghreb Fès in the 32nd minute, before Ittihad Tanger turned the result around with two goals in the second half, scored by M. Saoud in the 74th minute and then H. El Moudene in the 77th minute.

The match saw no red cards, while Ittihad Tanger received 4 yellow cards against two yellow cards for Maghreb Fès.

In terms of statistics, Maghreb Fès had possession at 58 per cent compared to 42 per cent for Ittihad Tanger, and the two sides were level in the number of shots with 8 each, though Ittihad Tanger were more accurate, registering 5 shots on target compared to just two for Maghreb Fès. Maghreb Fès also won 6 corner kicks against one corner for Ittihad Tanger.

With this result, Maghreb Fès raised their tally to 7 points in second place after playing 3 matches, winning two and drawing one without losing, scoring 4 goals and conceding two.

Meanwhile, Ittihad Tanger's tally rose to 4 points in seventh place after 3 matches, winning one, drawing another and losing the third, scoring 5 goals and conceding 4 goals.