00:00this is the very very talented Morocco's side Sina Joko playing for Xeer and
00:10Sangare playing for Len 23 years old
00:19gets us underway it is Morocco in their traditional red and green taking on Mali in white
00:26but only their second AFGON meeting and the last time they met in AFGON was 21 years ago in the
00:40semi-finals when Morocco humbled Mali by their record defeat in AFGON 4-0 Yusuf Mokhtari scored
00:48twice remember Yusuf Haji scored so to Nabil Bahar
00:56and the most interesting part of that event was that the current manager of Reguille of Morocco played in that game
01:04Reguille indeed right back
01:08forward Brahim Diaz
01:12Illinois wanted it but it's a little ball back towards Masraoui down the right flank
01:16into space Brahim Diaz again outside of the boot back inside
01:20Morocco building up the chances of his square toward the back post
01:24after a little touch from Diara not put in but he would have been offside
01:28industrious Morocco looking dangerous here
01:30brilliance from Diaz he he he started he started to play the combination
01:36the combination with his teammate and look at this no this had to be a goal
01:42critical little touch away a parry to safety by Diara
01:48Saibari in an offside position though wasn't able to finish
01:52oh it's becoming a little physical now
01:54players on the turf bodies being flung around
01:58Masraoui cuts into a central position Brahim Diaz back inside
02:02Brunaid
02:04Salahid
02:06Salahid
02:08delivery inviting and the header there to be had
02:10but Alcabi fails to deliver
02:12the critical goal scorer
02:14can't hit the target
02:16once again nobody to connect
02:18just like we said earlier
02:22little things
02:24he's somebody
02:28who averages a goal every two games for Morocco
02:32and an international competition that is a
02:34remarkable scoring frequency
02:36and it's something he says he's grown into
02:40making the most of his assets
02:42he's not physical
02:44but he doesn't mind the physical challenges
02:46but it's his close control and that powerful engine
02:48that see him surprise opponents so regularly
02:52he's also a very intelligent player
02:56because he knows when to hold on
02:58and when to release the ball
03:00Diaz blows past Gassima
03:02cuts back inside
03:04was there a handball in the build-up though as well
03:06it's out for the corner now
03:08what a player
03:10what a player Diaz
03:12look at this
03:14the fall
03:16to stop the fall
03:18it is going to be checked however
03:20the fall
03:22and Mfrey runs over to the
03:24monitor
03:26to try to gain visual evidence
03:28to make a decision
03:30on whether or not Morocco will have a
03:32a penalty
03:34well he's on the floor he's getting up
03:40he
03:42he did not need his hands
03:44yep
03:46he did not
03:48the question now is
03:50is that a natural position of the hand
03:52it doesn't look that way to me
03:56it's the way his arm scoops towards the ball
04:00suggests it
04:02because the rules clearly states
04:04that if you need your hands
04:06to protect you from
04:08a foul and fall
04:10and the ball hits it
04:12it's not a foul
04:14which is not the case here
04:16but it's up to the referee to decide
04:18he knows better
04:20this is a massive call from the Cameroonian referee
04:24penalty
04:30just like expected
04:32the man that scored the opening goal
04:34of this tournament
04:36in this stadium
04:38five days ago
04:40Brian Diaz
04:42gives Morocco the lead
04:44in added time at the end of the opening half
04:46from the penalty mark
04:48successfully converts
04:50and joins Riyad Mahrez
04:51Mohamed Salah
04:52Nicholas Jackson
04:53and Ilyas Rashouri
04:54with two goals in the tournament
04:56but importantly for the home side
04:58who haven't conceded
05:00in ten internationals in succession
05:02they've got the lead
05:04and it's a mounted for Mali now
05:08and it's coming at the perfect time for Morocco
05:11just before the break
05:12just before
05:13offensively especially
05:17offensively especially
05:19well
05:20we've only just got time
05:21to see the kickoff
05:22before the halftime whistle sounds
05:24he sees up to Abdelmefede of Cameroon
05:30and Morocco
05:31with red and green
05:32lead by a goal
05:33over Mali
05:34and white
05:35Koulibaly immediately
05:36in possession
05:37and immediately
05:38under pressure
05:39Morocco relentless
05:40with a high press
05:41well it's
05:43it's as if they're taking the second option
05:45to what we said earlier
05:46there's no game management happening here
05:48this is
05:49the way they manage the game
05:50the way they manage the game
05:51is to try to win back the ball
05:52every time they're not in possession
05:53exactly
05:56Diaby
05:57gets away from two
05:58Diaby still going
05:59ricochets
06:00Sineyoko
06:01if he can unleash
06:02there's a massive penalty appeal
06:04Borno picks up the loose ball
06:08Sineyoko
06:09screaming at the referee
06:11as Koulibaly
06:13appeals vehemently
06:14ambush signal finally coming from the referee
06:17and he's going to march over to the monitor
06:20and perhaps point to the penalty mark
06:22as he did in the first half for Morocco
06:24just the angle of the challenge though
06:32as a defender
06:33this is an awkward angle
06:34to try to make a challenge
06:35well I
06:36but I still
06:37I'm still asking
06:38why would he go down
06:39in the box like this
06:40he has a teammate coming up to help him
06:42anywhere
06:43you see
06:45you see
06:46there was a teammate already
06:47already
06:48already
06:49near bar
06:55this is a very clumsy tackle
06:57in my opinion
06:59but let's see what the referee says
07:01because
07:02he
07:03he definitely will be having a better view
07:05than we
07:06than
07:07we do
07:08but for me
07:12I do see some contact here
07:14the question now is
07:19was the tackle big enough
07:20here comes the referee
07:23it's a massive moment
07:24penalty
07:27penalty
07:38is he going to break the deadlock
07:39Sinaioko against Bordeaux
07:42slips it under the absolutely brilliant goalkeeper
07:46and while the great penalty saver can't stop this one
07:50they can't stop this one
07:51Mali
07:52have got themselves on level terms against the hosts
07:54they have done something rather remarkable in international football
08:01and that score against Barocco in the last couple of years
08:05what who can see is for the first time in 918 minutes of football
08:11Tom Sainfit
08:18Tom Sainfit looks like he's
08:21going to go in the direction of Elbil Arture
08:24Morocco seek something
08:26to take them back in front
08:28can't find it here
08:29once again the Moroccan
08:33now is he injured
08:34or did he get struck by someone
08:36I think it was a
08:39maybe
08:40maybe a little bubble
08:42it was a clash of heads with this Azuli
08:44yeah yeah yeah
08:45as he looked to clear that earlier
08:47set piece
08:48well like the roof
08:55the roof set
08:58it's a strike to the head
08:59the referee must stop the game
09:01and he's done so very well
09:06yeah we're seeing in a lot more sports across the world
09:09head injury assessments are becoming far more common
09:13great chart here through ball and a shot powerfully taken by El Neseri
09:20well I've been expecting El Neseri to do the finishing with the head
09:25well that was
09:28the first touch was very good unfortunately couldn't finish very well
09:33Elhanous from the corner
09:35whipped in curling away from goal
09:40Diaby with a big touch on that
09:42and Toure is onto it quickly
09:45Koulibaly is forward
09:47here's Koulibaly
09:53the run ends at 19
09:57Benziger
10:03somehow
10:06through the wall
10:08just past the wall
10:10well covered by the book
10:12ninety-odd seconds remains
10:22Benziger
10:23Benziger
10:25Neseri wanted it but Rahimi gets it
10:27delivery in behind and Neseri headed back and nearly on goal
10:31oh my word
10:33the drama
10:34Koulibaly
10:35the end of this match
10:42oh so nil
10:44and for the first time since March 2024
10:48Morocco failed to win an international
10:50it was a goldless draw that day in March against Mauritania
10:54the square
10:55the
11:01hopefully
11:07in Iraq
11:09the
11:10the
11:11the
11:12the
11:13the
11:14the
