The match began with great caution from Malawi, and the Moroccan team tried to pressure, before a surprise attack led by Mahango in the 7th minute,

as he fired a sudden missile ball, to score the first goal, taking advantage of the progress of the Lions goalkeeper Yassin Bounou.

In the 12th minute, the Moroccan offensive tide began to respond, through Ashraf Hakimi from the right side,

Sending a powerful cross, so the Malawian defense intervened and pushed it away after it passed the goalkeeper.

The Moroccan team continued its pressure and was threatened again by the beautiful dribbling of Sofiane Boufal,

who prepared the ball for Imran Loza and hit the latter, but the Malawian goalkeeper Charles Tomo saved the ball before Al-Nusairi missed another opportunity with a shot that passed aside.

The Malawi team fell completely back and was content with the defense before Mahango threatened the Moroccan goal with a dangerous opportunity in the 22nd minute when he was singled out by goalkeeper Bono and shot outside the goal frame.

The Moroccan team continued to miss easy opportunities, as it was the turn of Roman Sais, who shot “on the fly”, but the crossbar returned his ball.

Al-Nusairi returned to take advantage of the ball and his link in front of the goal, and he shot in the hands of the goalkeeper.

In the 45th minute, with the last moments of the first half, Youssef Al-Nusairi managed to adjust the result with a header, the Malawi goalkeeper was unable to remove it to the net.

The Moroccan team maintained its rhythm in the second half, and coach Vahid Halilhodzic, Ryan Mayi, replaced Ayoub Al Kaabi in the 53rd minute,

as he posed a danger as soon as he entered with a powerful shot that almost deceived the Malawian goalkeeper.

The Malawi team almost surprised the Lions again, with a counter-attack, goalkeeper Bono intervened and spoiled them successfully.

In the 68th minute, star Achraf Hakimi practiced his hobby and scored the second goal with a free kick from long range.

In the 74th minute, Mayi managed to penetrate close to the Malawian goal and pass to Al-Nusairi, but the latter hit the side of the goal.

Vahid Halilhodzic entered Ayman Barkouk and Munir El Haddadi instead of Imran Loza and Sofiane Boufal in the 80th minute.

The Moroccan team knew how to maintain its progress, until the end, to book the qualification for the quarter-finals officially.

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