Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maghreb Fès (1st, 59 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Yacoub El Mansour (14th, 30 pts). Yacoub El Mansour had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maghreb Fès 1.33 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Yacoub El Mansour 1.13 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.08.
Yacoub El Mansour arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Complexe Sportif de Fès staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. With 11 matches recorded and 0.5 yellow cards per game, A. Aboulfaid was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Maghreb Fès led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maghreb Fès: Adil Rhaili (33'), A. Tahiri (44') · Yacoub El Mansour: Mehdi Balouk (90')
Key stats
Possession: Maghreb Fès 45% · Yacoub El Mansour 55% · Total shots: 4-4 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 2-3