Wydad Athletic returned to winning ways with a deserved 2-0 victory over Kawkab Marrakech in the 19th round of the professional league.
This win gave the team a significant morale boost ahead of the highly anticipated derby.
The match started with great enthusiasm from Wydad, as the players showed a clear desire to break their negative results streak.
It took only 25 minutes before the “Maestro” opened the scoring with a brilliantly and precisely executed direct free kick, announcing Wydad’s first goal.
The second goal did not take long to come, as player Hakim Ziyech added the second goal from a penalty before the end of the first half, giving his team a comfortable advantage going into halftime.
In the second half, coach Hammouda Benchrifa made several tactical changes to rest some of the key players in preparation for the upcoming derby match.
Despite continued pressure from Wydad, the team could not add more goals.
With this victory, Wydad rose to fourth place in the league standings with 34 points, while Kawkab Marrakech remained in seventh place with 27 points, making this win an important step for Wydad towards competing for the top positions.
