Hassania Agadir Stun Kakab Marrakech in Opening Round Thriller
Kakab Marrakech and Hassania Agadir met in the first regular season match of the Botola Pro campaign on Sunday evening, and the visitors emerged victorious with a 3-2 scoreline. The result marks an unexpected beginning to what many expected to be a closely contested season opener.
Moumadi gave the hosts an early lead in the third minute, but the momentum shifted when Raiani missed a penalty ten minutes in. And here's the thing — the hosts had looked comfortable, even dominant, but that missed spot-kick changed everything.
Essallami equalised in the 33rd minute, and the match turned again in the second half. Maamouri put the visitors ahead in the 63rd minute, then Riahi made the difference with a penalty in the 68th minute. By then, the hosts had picked up two bookings in quick succession — Rafa and Tachtach both received yellow cards in the 67th and 72nd minutes.
Benyachou added a fifth goal in the 85th minute, capping a dramatic evening. The hosts threw bodies forward, but their attacks — 110 in total — could not find the same clinical edge. Hassania Agadir, with just 71 attacks, were more efficient.
The statistics tell a familiar story: possession split at 50-50, but shots on target were equal at eight and four respectively. The hosts registered seven shots off target against the visitors' four. Many chances went begging, and the result was decided by moments, not volume.
Both sides remain untested in the league standings — Kakab in seventh place, Hassania in sixth, each with zero games, zero points. The previous meeting between these two sides ended 1-1, but this time the pattern broke. We had backed the home side at 41 per cent confidence, but the match went another way entirely.
