ABIDJAN (Interstat) — Maghreb Fez scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time and defeated ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in a global football game on Sunday. The visitors took the lead in the 62nd minute, ASEC Mimosas equalized in the 73rd, and Maghreb Fez claimed the win with the final goal of the match deep in added time. Neither side scored before the 62nd minute, and the match remained level after ASEC Mimosas answered the opening goal. The late breakthrough gave the visitors the result their finishing produced and left the home side with a narrow defeat.

Maghreb Fez is now 1-0-1 in this competition and 3-1-2 across all competitions. ASEC Mimosas is 0-1-1 in the competition and 0-1-3 across all competitions. The teams had met earlier this season and played to a 1-1 draw, a result that remained their most recent head-to-head meeting before Sunday. Maghreb Fez had also drawn 0-0 with Raja Casablanca, lost 2-1 at IR Tanger, won 2-1 at Hassania Agadir and beaten Renaissance Zemamra 2-1 among its previous results this season. ASEC Mimosas had drawn 1-1 with Academie de FAD and 0-0 with Stella Adjame in its earlier matches this season.

The scoring sequence began after a scoreless first half. Maghreb Fez broke through in the 62nd minute, and ASEC Mimosas responded with an equalizing goal in the 73rd minute. The match remained level from the 73rd minute until the seventh minute of stoppage time, when Maghreb Fez scored the winner. The final whistle followed shortly after, leaving the visitors with the victory and the home side with a narrow loss. Maghreb Fez scored two goals total, and ASEC Mimosas scored one.

The result moved Maghreb Fez’s competition record to one win, no losses and one draw, while ASEC Mimosas’ competition record stands at no wins, one loss and one draw. Across all competitions, Maghreb Fez is 3-1-2 and ASEC Mimosas is 0-1-3. Maghreb Fez’s all-competitions record now stands at three wins, one loss and two draws. ASEC Mimosas’ all-competitions record is no wins, one loss and three draws. In the competition, Maghreb Fez has one win and one draw, while ASEC Mimosas has one loss and one draw. The match was the second meeting between the teams this season and followed their 1-1 draw in the earlier fixture. ASEC Mimosas remained without a win across all competitions this season.

Maghreb Fez’s previous results this season also included a 1-1 draw with ASEC Mimosas, a 2-1 loss at IR Tanger, a 0-0 draw with Raja Casablanca, a 2-1 win at Hassania Agadir and a 2-1 win over Renaissance Zemamra. ASEC Mimosas’ previous results this season included a 1-1 draw with Maghreb Fez, a 1-1 draw with Academie de FAD and a 0-0 draw with Stella Adjame. The teams’ most recent head-to-head meeting before Sunday ended 1-1. The visitors’ win came in their second competition match of the season, while the home side’s loss came in its second competition match. Maghreb Fez finished the match with two goals, and ASEC Mimosas finished with one. Maghreb Fez’s competition record now has one win and one draw after two matches. ASEC Mimosas’ competition record has one loss and one draw after two matches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-0 Maghreb Fez victory. Interstat’s ELO system had given Maghreb Fez a 68.5 percent probability to win. ASEC Mimosas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.