TANGIER (Interstat) — IR Tanger defeated Renaissance Zemamra 1-0 on Sunday in a competition match, using a single goal to secure the home result. IR Tanger finished with one goal total, while Renaissance Zemamra finished with none. Ibrahim Dieng of IR Tanger had the game’s key performance with a statline of 90 minutes and one goal, scoring the only goal of the match. The home side protected the narrow lead through the closing stages, and the visiting side could not produce an equalizer. The result gave IR Tanger a home victory and left Renaissance Zemamra with another defeat.

IR Tanger’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Its record across all competitions is also 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Renaissance Zemamra’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is 0 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw. Renaissance Zemamra remained without a win in the competition, while IR Tanger added another victory to its campaign. The visitors had entered the match looking to change their form, but the one-goal margin held.

Recent competition results had also shaped the backdrop. Renaissance Zemamra had lost 1-0 to FUS Rabat, drawn 2-2 with Berkane, lost 5-2 to Hassania Agadir, lost 1-0 to Raja Casablanca and lost 2-1 to Maghreb Fez. IR Tanger had lost 2-0 to FAR Rabat, beaten Maghreb Fez 2-1, lost 2-1 to Kawkab Marrakech, drawn 1-1 with Moghreb Tetouan and beaten Amal Tiznit 3-1. The visitors carried a winless competition record into the match, and the home side entered with a stronger run.

The match stayed compact, with IR Tanger’s goal proving enough to separate the teams. Renaissance Zemamra pressed for a response but could not convert its chances into a goal. IR Tanger’s back line and game management kept the visitors off the score sheet, and the home side held its advantage through the final whistle. The game’s decisive moment came from Dieng, whose goal stood as the only scoring play. The result continued IR Tanger’s stronger run in the competition and added to Renaissance Zemamra’s difficulties.

The first yellow card came in the 74th minute, when Ajako J. of Renaissance Zemamra was booked. IR Tanger’s Laaziri A. received a yellow card in the 88th minute. Those were the only yellow cards listed in the match. The bookings arrived as Renaissance Zemamra pushed for a late equalizer and IR Tanger worked to close out the game.

Renaissance Zemamra made the first substitution in the 61st minute, with El Bajjani A. involved. Renaissance Zemamra then had substitutions involving Essaghir J. and Moukhlis Y. in the 77th minute. IR Tanger made a substitution involving Jarovic S. in the 80th minute. In the 86th minute, IR Tanger had substitutions involving El Arouch M. and Khorsa S.

Renaissance Zemamra had substitutions involving El Aatga A. and Kamal M. in the 87th minute. IR Tanger’s Maali A. was involved in a substitution in the first minute of stoppage time, listed as the 90+1st minute. Those changes completed the substitution sequence. Renaissance Zemamra’s late alterations could not bring a goal, and IR Tanger’s changes helped the home side see out the remaining time. The clean sheet gave IR Tanger the full result, while Renaissance Zemamra finished with no goals total.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of IR Tanger 1, Renaissance Zemamra 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected IR Tanger with a 64.4 percent probability to win. IR Tanger had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over-under line of 2.25.