In the second minute of stoppage time, Hannous crossed from the right flank, and Rahimi slammed the ball into the net, breaking the deadlock for Morocco U23, 1-0!
Match Report: At 21:00 on July 24th, in the first round of Group B of the 2024 Paris Olympic men’s football tournament, Argentina U23 faced off against Morocco U23.
In the 4th minute of the first half, Achraf delivered a set-piece cross, and Alvarez cleared with his arm. Rahimi appealed for handball, but after consulting VAR, the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 16th minute, Alvarez broke forward and played the ball back, Medina’s attempt went out for a goal-kick.
In the 23rd minute, Achraf passed to Ahomach who cut inside and unleashed a powerful shot that went well wide.
In the 27th minute, Almada delivered a set-piece cross, Otamendi headed towards goal, but it also missed the target.
In the 32nd minute, Benseguir passed to Otamendi who aggressively knocked down Rahimi, leaving him in pain on the ground, but the referee took no action.
In the 37th minute, Benseguir delivered a set-piece cross, Rulli came out and punched the ball away to clear the danger.
In the 39th minute, Ahomach caught Soler with an elbow during a move and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
At half-time, Argentina U23 were trailing 0-1 against Morocco U23.
Argentina U23 Starting Lineup (4-4-2):
1-Rulli; 16-Otamendi; 4-Garcia; 2-Disesar; 3-Soler; 8-Medina; 14-Heze; 7-Zenon; 9-Alvarez; 10-Almada; 18-Bertalan;
Bench: 12-Brey; 6-Amien; 13-Luyan; 5-Fernandez; 15-Gondo; 17-Simone; 11-Echeverri;
Morocco U23 Starting Lineup (3-4-3):
1-Kajoui; 2-Achraf; 11-Wahidi; 4-Boukamil; 14-Tagharine; 18-Richardson; 17-Azzouzi; 8-Hannous; 9-Rahimi; 10-Ahomach; 7-Benseguir;
Bench: 12-Ghanimi; 3-Nakachi; 5-Tahif; 13-Kahtat; 6-Bouchawari; 16-Ezzalzouli; 15-Maoub;