SAFI, MOROCCO (Interstat) — Ittihad Tanger defeated Olympic Safi 2-1 on Wednesday at Stade El Massira in a Botola Pro match. Youness Najari opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time with a left-footed strike, and Papa Magueye Gaye added a header in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time. Gaye also assisted Najari’s goal, while Najari assisted Gaye’s winner. Imad Khannouss and Walid Atik each contributed an assist.

Eight yellow cards were issued: Saad El Morsli in the 24th minute; Mohamed El Arouch, Youssef El Motie and Najari in the 38th; Khannouss in the 41st; Abdel Hamid Maali and Atik in the 90th; and Gaye in the 90-plus-11th.

Ittihad Tanger improved to 4-6-8 in league play and 5-6-8 across all competitions. Olympic Safi fell to 2-10-6 in Botola Pro and 4-10-6 overall.