CASABLANCA (Interstat) — Raja Casablanca scored twice in the closing minutes and defeated visiting El Kanemi (Nga) 2-0 on Friday at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca. El Kanemi (Nga) was held scoreless. Raja Casablanca improved to 1 win, no losses and 1 draw in this competition and to 2 wins, no losses and 3 draws across all competitions. El Kanemi (Nga) moved to 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions. Raja Casablanca was the home team, and El Kanemi (Nga) was the visiting team. The match was played on Friday.

Aymen Barkok put Raja Casablanca ahead in the 88th minute. Marian Huja doubled the lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Barkok’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal, and Huja’s was 90 minutes and one goal. The goals came in that order, with Barkok breaking the deadlock before Huja added the second goal. Raja Casablanca finished with two goals, and El Kanemi (Nga) finished with none. The first half ended scoreless, and the second half remained scoreless until Barkok’s late goal. Barkok and Huja were the key performers for Raja Casablanca, in descending order of importance.

The teams had met earlier this season in the competition and played to a 2-2 draw. That result was also the most recent head-to-head meeting between the sides. El Kanemi (Nga) had opened its competition account with that draw against Raja Casablanca. Raja Casablanca’s previous results this season, listed in reverse date order, were a 2-2 draw at El Kanemi (Nga), a 1-1 draw at FUS Rabat, a 0-0 draw at Maghreb Fez and a 1-0 home win over Renaissance Zemamra.

El Kanemi (Nga)’s previous result this season, in reverse date order, was the 2-2 draw with Raja Casablanca. The most recent head-to-head game between the teams was that same 2-2 draw. Raja Casablanca’s competition record now stands at 1 win, no losses and 1 draw, with an across-all-competitions record of 2 wins, no losses and 3 draws. El Kanemi (Nga)’s competition record now stands at 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with an across-all-competitions record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Raja Casablanca pressed for the opener and found it when Barkok scored in the 88th minute. Huja then added the second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. El Kanemi (Nga) could not answer before the final whistle. The home side finished with two goals and kept El Kanemi (Nga) off the scoreboard. The late goals decided the match at Stade Larbi Zaouli. Raja Casablanca’s Aymen Barkok and Marian Huja were the key performers in the game, in that order.

Raja Casablanca’s competition record is now 1-0-1, and its across-all-competitions record is now 2-0-3. El Kanemi (Nga)’s competition record is now 0-1-1, and its across-all-competitions record is now 0-1-1. The game took place at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca. Raja Casablanca scored two goals total, and El Kanemi (Nga) scored no goals total. The goals came at the 88th minute and in the 90th minute plus five minutes of stoppage time.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Raja Casablanca 2, El Kanemi (Nga) 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Raja Casablanca with a 94.8 percent probability to win. Raja Casablanca had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 3.5.