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00:00Akerd, Masinen, Marraoui, Esosoli, El Ainui, El Canoos
00:07Muamnieto, Job, Nuga, Masanga, Miroshi
00:17Pogutraora gets us underway as Morocco kick off
00:21They are in the familiar red and green against Tanzania in the black and blue
00:30Delivery from the set piece, decent and it's steered home magnificently
00:35By a man who's deserved goals but only has his first here
00:39The offside flag though goes up
00:42You know, we just have to wait and see, you know, all goals are being scored
00:45But VAR always goes to the boot, you know
00:48Whether the celebration will be caught short or they will continue celebrating
00:52They look, both players look offside
00:55Offside played and Akadis caught that spectacular bicycle kick
01:03I would love to see that one over and over and over again, what a goal
01:06So the offside is confirmed, quite correct
01:10And goal is it remains
01:15Just to break from some of the aspects on the field right now
01:21Can we talk about the pitch momentarily as Mzuva is bumped
01:25And you can, they had on what, five days to train before this, the start of this tournament
01:31That's not a lot
01:33Donnetto, long ball forward
01:36Nobody there, wonderful first touch from Aguera
01:39Brings it down so deftly and delicately with his left boot
01:42Nuga though, intercepts and interrupts
01:45Masraoui with a recovery
01:47Despite a little momentum carrying two bodies into one another
01:52The ball spills free and the referee says play on
01:54Brahim Diaz back inside
01:56Combination play with Hakimi
01:57Open space and the passing outlet
01:59Here's the triangles
02:00Brahim Diaz inside
02:02Decent delivery
02:03El Kabi
02:04Gets the header away
02:06But it's high
02:07Before
02:08A big collision between Masalanga and Ayubel Kabi
02:12You know, he looked very late going for that ball
02:15I just want to see the, you know, the collision if it will
02:18Yep
02:19I think that will go to the boots
02:21Definitely, no doubt about that
02:23Riviera will be, you know, looking at that
02:25Because it looks like a foul to me
02:27Certainly
02:30Getting the timing off
02:32When you come for it, you've got to get there
02:34No, you've got to get there
02:35But unfortunately, you know, he got the ball
02:38Over the bar like we say it in Niger
02:41Over the bar
02:44Aguert
02:45Mabulo with the header back
02:47Straight down the centre of the park though
02:48Picked up by El Khanous
02:50Gets away from two
02:51Including Miroshi
02:52Return ball
02:53A big collision
02:54Advantage played
02:55Chance here
02:56El Kabi steers it just wide
02:58Goal kick it'll be
03:00You have to go for that
03:01And he did
03:02You know, the awareness was not there
03:04If he wasn't a goalscorer
03:05He would have easily left the ball
03:07But, you know, he did everything right
03:09Unfortunately, he couldn't hit
03:10The back of the net
03:13By Uwe El Kabi
03:14Nearly 33
03:15One of the oldest scorers
03:16For Morocco
03:17At an Africa
03:18Cup of Nations
03:19But three glorious goals
03:20At this tournament
03:21Don't give the ball to
03:23To your opponent
03:25To invite them to come
03:26You have your teammates surrounding you
03:28And that goes the whistle
03:29And that goes the whistle
03:30So half time it is
03:31Morocco 0
03:32Tanzania 0
03:330
03:350
03:360
03:370
03:38Freddie and Tanzania
03:40Get us underway
03:41In the second half
03:42It's 0-0
03:43It's 0-0
03:44Between Morocco
03:45The hosts in red and green
03:46Against the upstarts
03:48Tanzania
03:49In the round of 16
03:50In the knockout stages
03:51For the very first time
03:52At an Africa
03:53Cup of Nations
03:54They play in the black and blue
03:56And they are looking to give
03:58Morocco a few black and blue eyes
04:00It seems
04:01How they would love to get one over
04:04Morocco on home soil
04:05Morocco don't have a great record
04:07In the knockout stages
04:08Since it's been the round of 16
04:12Which was introduced
04:13In 2019
04:15This is their fourth appearance
04:16But they've only won once
04:18Last time out they lost to South Africa
04:21In the round of 16
04:22It remains their last defeat
04:23In international football
04:25But Benin eliminated them on penalties
04:29In 2019
04:30And they advance past Malawi
04:33In 2021
04:34Gabarinho Mungo
04:35Actually scored first
04:36In that game for Malawi
04:38Which incidentally points
04:42To another moment
04:44As Saibari looks for goal
04:46And Tess Masalanga
04:48But lacks power
04:49But you know
04:50They had a good talk
04:51You know
04:52As Azuli
04:54Finding Saibari
04:55Who's drifted wide again
04:56Here's Masarawi
04:57Up in support
04:58Potential delivery to come
04:59There are five Moroccan players
05:01To try to pick out
05:02Delivery though
05:03Is too heavy
05:04Little combination here
05:06With
05:07Raim Diaz as well
05:11Delivery in
05:12Steered away
05:14No harm done
05:15No harm done
05:16One yet
05:17Back behind the ball
05:18Masina
05:19Yes
05:20Masarawi
05:21But this is where tournaments
05:23But this is where tournaments truly begin
05:24Knockout stage football
05:25Knockout stage football
05:26Is Azuli
05:28Is Azuli
05:29Delivery
05:30Delivery
05:31Decent
05:32Gets a touch on it
05:33Which just deflected out of the path
05:34Of two onrushing Moroccan players
05:37Recovery here by Hakimi Ufiz
05:38And the header is good
05:39Point blank range
05:40A wonderful save from Masalanga
05:43It's out for the corner though
05:44Azuli agonisingly close to giving Morocco the lead
05:47Very very close
05:48That's a beautiful crossing
05:49He got his head spot on
05:51But who is there to
05:52As they carry the weight of opportunity
05:56And the weight of home expectation
06:00Tanzania have been resilient
06:02They've been disciplined
06:03They've been organised
06:04And they've perhaps been underestimated as well
06:07Braim Diaz
06:09Flowing forward now
06:10Morocco
06:11Opportunity potentially building
06:13Alhanous
06:14Just high
06:15That's harsh
06:16You can see the hesitation from the Tanzanian player
06:20Because he doesn't want to foul
06:22You know him in the penalty area
06:24And tries to look for the right corner
06:27Well agonisingly high
06:30Agonising
06:31Much happening in this game
06:41But no goals as yet between the respective teams
06:44Statistically it's been dominance from Morocco
06:48They've won the duels
06:50They've won the aerial duels
06:51They've won the possession
06:52They've won the territory
06:53In terms of individual glory
06:55For Hakimi
06:56Who captained Morocco
06:57To that Olympic podium
06:59Placed in Paris last year
07:01Where he now lives
07:03And is based
07:05As one of the stars of PSG
07:07Who won three titles last season
07:09Including the UEFA Champions League
07:11And by a massive margin
07:13Of five goals to nil
07:14Against his former side Inter
07:16Miroshi away
07:18And he scores the opening goal in that final as well
07:22Yeah
07:23That's what gave him age over Nigeria and Osime
07:27They all got
07:29Delivery in
07:31And how did Alcami miss this one?
07:34They should
07:35They should
07:36You know
07:37Tanzania asking for trouble
07:38That's a beautiful cross in
07:39You know
07:40From Hakimi
07:41But entirely
07:42He wasn't
07:43He should
07:44For a goal scorer
07:45He should be able to hit the target with that
07:47Well
07:48Hakimi
07:49Created that run
07:50With a burst of energy
07:51Down the right flank
07:52To get past two
07:53Feeds it in
07:54And Alcabi
07:55You're right
07:56You expect more from a
08:00In a single match
08:01As Hussain
08:02Pressing forward
08:03Doesn't score many
08:04But looks for one here
08:05And tests Bono
08:06The deflection
08:07Tanzania
08:08With a chance
08:09And over
08:10Feitoto
08:11With a blistering run
08:12Into the danger area
08:13Crossbar after Bono
08:15Had been forced into the save
08:16That's what I told you that
08:19Can
08:20This team can do
08:21You can
08:22They're just waiting for that
08:23Who are in uncharted territory
08:26But they look to defend this set piece
08:28Taken
08:33And off the woodwork
08:35Would you believe it
08:36Hakimi
08:37Agonizingly close to scoring
08:38But Daniel Amokachi
08:39You know
08:40And it's like
08:42And that's what
08:43You know
08:44Tanzania need to really look at
08:45Those crosses keep coming in
08:46And that's the free kick
08:47From
08:48From Hakimi
08:49What a bullet
08:51Brahim Diaz alongside him again
08:53Begging for possession
08:58You get a sense that he just sees the game differently
09:00Brahim Diaz
09:01Yeah
09:02That's why
09:03He's a superstar
09:04That's why
09:05He's in a class of his own
09:06Lovely delivery here
09:07Bilal Al-Khanous
09:08Looks to hit it back into space
09:09Hussein there to clear
09:10Morocco
09:11Keep it alive though
09:14And now a chance
09:15Mabula
09:16Gets away from Esauzuli
09:18A little too strong
09:19And Bono says
09:20I've got it
09:21Decision making
09:22And I have to take an extra touch
09:24To give his player
09:25You know
09:26That chance
09:27Ball goes behind the defence
09:28To reach it
09:35Inside the area
09:36A little star quality
09:37Tight angle
09:38And the goal
09:39Has finally come
09:40Brahim Diaz
09:41Becomes the first Moroccan
09:43To score
09:44In four matches
09:45Of an African
09:46Cup of Nations
09:47He's done it
09:48In successive games
09:49And he's broken
09:50The deadlock again
09:51Seven goals
09:52In qualifying
09:53He's top goal scorer
09:55In the qualifiers
09:56Four goals
09:57In the finals
09:58Top goal scorer
09:59In the finals
10:00Brahim Diaz
10:02His star
10:03Continues to rise
10:05Exponentially
10:06Rising and shining
10:07Rising and shining
10:08Rising and shining
10:09You know
10:10He has always been in those pockets
10:11He's always asking for the ball
10:12He's always trying to make a difference
10:14And then
10:15He did a different
10:16When it comes
10:17To that
10:18And he has been
10:19A history
10:20You know
10:21That tells you how
10:22Special this player is
10:23You can see that
10:24He's the one that wants it more
10:25Like
10:26Looking for those spaces
10:27Getting those balls
10:28And you know
10:29He rattles everybody
10:30I never saw it coming
10:31We were
10:32Here's Hakimi
10:34His return
10:36His return
10:37Has been
10:38Most impressive
10:39With that
10:40The final whistle sounds
10:42And Morocco have done enough
10:43To advance
10:44Dance
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