African Nations Cup. Morocco crosses Comoros and qualifies for the eighth-finals
Watch the goals of Morocco Comoros bein sport 2-0
Watch the goals of Morocco Comoros bein sport 2-0
Morocco beat Comoros
On Friday, Morocco defeated Comoros (2-0) in the match hosted by Ahmed Ahidjo Stadium, in the second round of Group C of the African Nations Cup in Cameroon.
Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic made some changes to the squad, compared to the first match against Ghana. Where Ayoub Al Kaabi, Sofiane Amrabat, and Tariq Tissoudali returned to the official formation.
The goals of the Lions, Salim Amalah and Zakaria Abu Khalil scored in the 16th and 90th minutes.
Morocco qualified for the eighth-finals of the tournament. After raising its score to 6 points, Comoros remained without any point.
strong pressure
The lions revealed their intentions early, as they pressed the Comoros defense. And the threat came in the third minute when he dribbled and passed in the operations box. But the ball passed in front of his teammates.
Hakimi slipped from the right side and passed to Kaabi, who shot in the operations box. But the ball hit a Comoros player and returned to Salim Amlah, who scored the first goal with a shot in the 16th minute.
The Comoros team tried to respond through some attempts, but the Moroccan defense returned all the balls, especially from the attackers from Mohamed Youssef and Fardo.
The right side was the source of the Moroccan team’s danger through Hakimi, who was taking advantage of his speed and passing several balls.
In the 37th minute, Boufal took a corner, which Akrad headed into the crossbar.
In the 40th minute, Al Kaabi missed a one-on-one with goalkeeper Bin Sulayem and shot aside.
