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MAS takes Botola lead, Raja Casablanca returns to winning ways
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Maghreb de Fès MAS has provisionally taken the lead in the Botola Pro Inwi standings with 49 points after a 2-1 victory over Difaâ Hassani d’El Jadida. Despite conceding an early goal and facing a resilient opponent reduced to ten men, MAS secured the win with goals from Hamza Afsal and Soufiane Benjdida in added time. This result places them ahead pending AS FAR's match. Raja Casablanca ended a three-game winless streak by defeating Renaissance de Zemamra in a high-scoring match. Raja initially led 2-0 with goals from Sabir Bougrine and Azzedine Laftah, but Zemamra equalized. Ayoub El Amloud and Besar Halimi then put Raja ahead again, with Mohsine Moutouali scoring a penalty for Zemamra in injury time. This victory moves Raja Casablanca to a provisional third place with 46 points, level with Renaissance de Berkane, who have a game in hand. In other matches, Ittihad de Tanger continued their climb up the standings, beating Kawkab de Marrakech 2-0, with goals from Siriky Sanogo and Bilal El Ouadghiri, placing them sixth with 32 points. Union Touarga also secured an important 2-0 win against CODM, with Samuel Tebily and Younes Dahmani scoring, increasing their total to 24 points and creating some distance from the relegation zone. The title race remains tight, with pressure now on AS FAR, Wydad de Casablanca, and Renaissance de Berkane to respond.
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