Morocco’s Raja Casablanca football club beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad of Jeddah to take home the Mohammed VI Arab Club Cup on Saturday, August 21.
Raja’s victory came after an intense game against the Saudi team that ended in a 4-4 draw, with the Moroccan club edging out a victory during the penalty shootout, scoring four out of five shots, to Ittihad’s three goals.
For Raja Casablanca , Ilias Haddad scored in the 5th minute, Mahmoud Benhalib in the 13th, Zakaria El Wardi in the 36th, and Soufiane Rahimi scored the fourth goal in the 50th minute. As for the Saudi team, Bruni Henrique scored the game’s first goal in the fourth minute, and Romario Ricardo Silva, known as Romarinho, scored goals in the 28th, 53rd, and 64th minutes of the game.
Ultimately, the Moroccans won the game in the penalty shootout, with the Raja-Ittihad game ending on 4-4, 4-3 in aggregate. The Mohammed VI Cup’s final took place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Complex in Rabat.
Overall, 38 teams participated in the tournament, with 18 coming from Africa and the other 18 coming from Asia. There were 72 matches played and a total of 174 goals scored. The tournament’s top scorer was Romarinho, with a total of seven goals. Teams from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, amid others, participated in this year’s cup.
source/content : moroccoworldnews.com
__________
____________
MOROCCO