Tetouan Relegated as Salmi Snatch Lifeline
Chabab Riadi Salmi secured a massive away win after brushing aside Moghreb Tetouan 3-0 at the Saniat Rmel Stadium on the final day of Morocco's Botola Pro.
Salmi took the lead on 19 minutes through Kamal El Keraa, who later doubled his tally with just over 10 minutes to play, finishing off a lightning-quick counter-attack. Karim Lagrouch then wrapped things up deep into stoppage time with a third.
The result sees Salmi climb to 14th on 25 points, clinching a spot in the relegation play-off. Tetouan, meanwhile, slipped to 15th on 23 points and were relegated to the second-tier Botola Pro 2 along with Chabab Mohammedia. Tags: botola proSalmiTetouan
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