Ittihad Tanger beat Renaissance Zemamra and deepen their wounds in the professional league

Ittihad Tanger continued their positive results in the Moroccan professional league, achieving a valuable win against Renaissance Zemamra by one goal to nil in the match that took place on Sunday evening at the Grand Stadium in Tangier, as part of the sixth round.

Ittihad Tanger's winning goal came from Senegalese Ibrahim Diang, who successfully converted a penalty into a goal in the 73rd minute, giving the hosts three important points in front of their fans.

The match saw exchanged attempts from both sides, with Renaissance Zemamra trying to surprise the hosts on several occasions, while Ittihad Tanger looked to exploit the home advantage and the support of their fans to open the scoring. However, the first half ended in a goalless draw.

With the start of the second half, Ittihad Tanger intensified their attacking pressure in search of a breakthrough goal, but faced difficulties in penetrating the visiting team's defensive organization, before being awarded a penalty in the 73rd minute after Maali was brought down inside the box, with Diang successfully scoring the only goal of the match.

Despite Renaissance Zemamra's attempts in the final minutes to level the score, Ittihad Tanger's defence maintained their lead until the final whistle, securing the Tangier side's third victory of the season.

With this result, Ittihad Tanger have raised their tally to 10 points, moving up to fourth place in the standings, while Renaissance Zemamra continue to struggle, remaining on just one point at the bottom, having suffered their fifth defeat of the season.