Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Raja Casablanca (1st, 72 pts) held a 52-point advantage over Youssoufia Berrechid (16th, 20 pts). Per game in the league, Raja Casablanca were scoring 1.73 and conceding 0.5, Youssoufia Berrechid 0.7 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Raja Casablanca came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Youssoufia Berrechid had gone 6 games without a win. Raja Casablanca had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Youssoufia Berrechid, 2.
Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, capacity 55,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Raja Casablanca led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.