Squeeze 20. Ligament
The Moroccan national football team qualified for less than 20 years to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup by beating its Tunisian counterpart (3-1), in the match they gathered today, Wednesday, on the ground of the Suez Canal Authority stadium in Ismailia, for the third round of the second group in the group stage.
The match started with a cautious rush from both teams, while relying on the counterattacks that created some difficulties on more than one occasion for the Iranian and Moroccan national teams.
The “Atlas Cubs” tried to open gaps in the defense of the Tunisians who preferred the defensive bloc and the closure of the outlets, while relying on long balls and counter -attacks, but the good defense has contributed to breaking the team’s attacks.
With more progress in the minutes of the first round, the national elements intensified their pressure on the defenses of the “Carthage Eagles” and almost reached the goal of the opponent team on more than one occasion, but the lack of focus in front of the window deprived the cubs of breaking the outfit early.
Before the first half of the first match of this meeting, which was moderated by the Gambian referee Abdullah Jamhi, the Spanish player Huesca, striker Ayman Al -Rikik, lived in the Tunisian goalkeeper through a header, after a wonderful individual effort and a precise pass from his teammate Fouad Al -Zoudani (D 44).
With the start of the second round, the rhythm of the match rose slightly and the two teams put pressure on the defenses of each of them, until Tunisian Anis Boudal succeeded in realizing the equalizer in the 53rd minute from a direct shot.
To pump new blood into the Moroccan national team squad and strengthen its attack line, the Atlas Cubs coach involved both Younes Abdel -Alwi and Moaz Al -Dahhak, which contributed to raising the rhythm of the match and pressuring more on the defenses of the Tunisians.
With the end of the original time of the match, the national elements intensified their pressure in the Tunisian region, and Ismail Bakhti managed to score the second goal in the 86th minute, before his teammate, substitute Younis Al -Abdalawi, succeeded in adding the third match goals (D 90 + 2).
The Moroccan national team will face the quarter -finals of the team, which is second in the first group.
In the other match for the same group, Kenya tied with its Nigerian counterpart with two goals for the same, which made the Moroccan team occupy the top of the group with seven points, while Nigeria finished second with five points, followed by Tunisia in third place with 3 points, Fukia in last place with one point.
