New Delhi: The future stars of Morocco have made it through to the semi finals of Paris 2024 Olympics after thrashing USA U-23 national football team, 4-0 in the quarter finals. The 2023 Africa cup U-23 champions are enjoying a wonderful run as they reach their first ever Olympics semi finals after a class performance on the pitch.
It was a physical game where both the sides showed the hunger to progress through to the next round and after a tussling opening few minutes of the game, it was clear that it would be a contest full of drama and entertainment. Tackles were flying around as the refree was busy throughout the match, specially in the opening few minutes as the first booking was given to USA’s Jack McGlynn in the 15th minute of the game.
Both the side had their say on the pitch, constantly threatening one another’s box, but it was the Moroccan side that opened the scoring. Soufiane Rahimi, who has been Morocco’s leading goal scorer in this year’s campaign, earned a penalty and slotted it home in the 29th minute of the game to score his 5th goal of the campaign. The 28-year-old is having a wonderful campaign as he has managed to score in each of Morocco’s games in this campaign.
It was turning out to be a pretty rough game where the refree was kept busy as their were a numerous fouls in the opening half of the game. However, despite the constant pressure from both the side, the first half ended 1-0, advantage to the Moroccan U-23 side. The second half got rolling and USA were looking to respond to their first half Adversity as on the other hand, Morocco were looking to add to extend their advantage.
Morocco U-23 defeat USA U-23 in the quarter finals with a dominant performance to progress through to the semi finals of Paris Olympics 2024. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today