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00:02Ghislaine Chebak gets the game going with Morocco in their red and green and Senegal playing in
00:12white. We've had the sprinklers out on the pitch so perfectly set up as Benzina gets the ball back
00:25to her goalkeeper Khadija Errmissi. Marianne Atik with El Hajj. They'd love to pass the ball around.
00:44Jorge Vildas, who's the... Jorge Vildas, the head coach of this Morocco. This being the fourth
00:53battle between these two nations at Wafcon. There's the lofted ball into the penalty area headed away
01:01perfectly by Wollemata. Got a battle for everything. Strong challenge there on Chebak as she gets the
01:14ball down to Sudi. Sudi's got the skill set. Can't sneak through the wall of white represented by the
01:25Lionesses. Great work from Senegal as they push forward. Now an opportunity here. Ball sneaked forward
01:32there and they're racing onto it. There's a shot coming in. It's the first effort there coming in from Senabu.
01:39Mbengui and the FC Mets player knows how to find the back of the net. She's already managed to score
01:45the goal against Kenya. Tall players, Mrabetz can come up as well. It goes out, tipped away. There's a chance
01:54first shot for Morocco. It has been cleared. And a little Topo can get the ball out for a throw
02:01-in.
02:04Benzina has come up as well.
02:08Sudi on the edge of the penalty box. And Chebak being given the green light to play it. Free kick
02:14coming in.
02:15Danger alert. But the header goes wider. Doesn't manage to direct it towards goal. It just goes wide of the
02:25target.
02:26As she gets up.
02:29Jenny down the left side. Massoudi's trying to race onto that. There's cover at the back. Strong cover as well.
02:36Walla Marta knows all about Moroccan football. She plays the football for Ouidad Casablanca. There's the high ball coming in.
02:42Sau, the captain, comes to the rescue. Another big header. Has fallen for Uzraoui. Comes out.
02:49There's Chebak into the penalty box. There's a solid-headed clearance. But it's the danger there.
02:55It's... Well, a toe poke. Didn't really wrap her right foot around it, did she?
03:02Well-read by Ajit. As we can see from that.
03:11The left foot would have been better. She tried it.
03:15Redwani. Nakash looks up.
03:18Sees players in space.
03:21Mrabet, a towering midfielder. Picked up by Uzraoui.
03:25Chebak gets the ball out to the right side. There's the delivery coming in.
03:29It's Senegalese players coming to the rescue.
03:32And a very strong challenge from Yasmin Kati Mrabet to force the foul and offers relief with a free kick.
03:39But just look at the delivery coming in here from Eid Elhaj.
03:43You want to get it in front of the goalkeeper, behind the defense.
03:47And that was pinpoint accuracy. Good strong defensive work there, and the goal...
03:54So this...
03:56The switch has been very prolific, and she has been outstanding playing in goal for the last two editions of
04:03the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
04:09Eid Elhaj does enough to get the ball clear. And a ball that goes into the penalty box! The shot
04:18goes wide from Chebak!
04:21Wow! Look at this for a delivery. Onside.
04:25That first touch, she spins. She strikes with the left foot.
04:29Perfectly hit. Just a little bit wider the target.
04:34Thankfully, a player in red collected in the midfield by Cenabu.
04:40Cenabu gets it out to Kasse. Kasse on the right side, racing up to get into position.
04:45Benzinar is just a delight to the eye. Look at that for the timing of her challenges.
04:52It is just, well, incessant and so slick in terms of the quality of how she goes in.
05:08Mrabet is coming up, and watch out for Marianne Atik at the far post.
05:12She's ready to latch onto this. She knows how to score with the high ball.
05:22Anywhere between, halfway between the goalkeeper and Dembele at the back.
05:32And there's danger lurking everywhere.
05:35Hatch with a free kick. Lofted into the penalty box.
05:38Oh, great work from the goalkeeper, Adji. It's being pinched by Shabak. Shabak gets a lofted shot in.
05:45It goes wide. Players down.
05:51Benzinar going straight into the goalkeeper.
05:57And also, Atik trying to connect.
06:04Two players down on the ground once again.
06:07And it's the second time that Benzinar has found herself down on the ground.
06:26There's the shot coming in. It's whistled between both Moroccan and Senegalese players.
06:33Really strike it towards goal there.
06:37Sokna Ngai. She's high ball over the top.
06:41Afiik, a chance for Ngai. She can get hold of it. She can try and shoot.
06:46But it's good work from the goalkeeper, Aramishi, who does enough to deny Naguena.
06:55But again, they're playing a little bit with T in 2022 in the 55th minute.
07:00That saw them win 1-0. And then last year in the 2024 edition, it was Yasmin Mrapet,
07:10who scored another penalty two minutes into added time at the end of the first half.
07:17Shot coming in for Nakash. It goes high.
07:24Get a shot in against Aramishi.
07:28Masoudi with a touch. Good first touch. Shabak, Shabak. It comes to Masoudi again.
07:33She'll toe poke the ball there. Uzraoui. The shot is coming. It's a great save from Adji.
07:40And Senegal, once again, deny Morocco. And the wily winger, Sakiwa Uzraoui, unleashing a peach of a shot
07:49at the near post. Raised in Belgium. Spent two seasons playing for Anderlecht.
08:07The header. Players racing through. Now's the chance. Where's the ball?
08:12Inguena. Inguena. Inguena. She goes to the left. She gets the shot. And it's a rasping effort there.
08:17Saved by Aramishi. She does a sterling job to deny the center forward. Picked up once again here from Kasse.
08:25Kasse's delivery. Who's there? Benzina. Long range shot. It's a great effort off the crossbar.
08:31Denied by the woodwork. What a shot that was. Wow. An absolute stunner of a volley.
08:38And Senegal nearly taking the lead there. Boom. Straight towards goal. Awadiyakite.
08:49You can see that Aramishi was totally beaten on that occasion.
08:57A former Olympic Marseille player. Here's the delivery from Hatch. Hatch into the penalty box.
09:02Downward header. Couldn't quite connect, could she? Looks up to the sky.
09:08Well, he can score with her left foot, right foot, pretty much every part of her body.
09:14At one point in this game, they've got to launch attack after attack.
09:20Trouble is to get caught out. Morocco are deadly. Here they are.
09:22Redwani down the left side. Cuts inside. Gets the delivery into the penalty box.
09:26Headed away there. There's the shot coming in from Manabe. Gets blocked.
09:32Shebak again. Hatch clicks on the right side. The three players queuing up for the header.
09:38It's come out and dealt with by Hatchi. Gets a touch to it.
09:43And Nita communicate. That's what the call is from the goalkeeper, Hatchi. Nita, tell me.
09:51I need to know what's going on. It was actually the defender who got the head to it, wasn't it?
09:58Well, what a matter.
10:03There's nothing worse than seeing a collision because of the lack of contact between a defender or any player
10:09and your own goalkeeper. It just underlines the lack of communication.
10:17Luckily, it didn't happen there. We've got a couple of minutes left before half-chime.
10:21There's the delivery coming over. Morocco still seeking that goal. There's a shot.
10:26It's a wonderful save from Hatchi. And a brilliant drive from Nakash.
10:30Straight at the goalkeeper. The good safe hands. Look at that. It's a spinning ball.
10:34She struck it delightfully with that left. No place for verbal backlash or anything. Walk away.
10:43Hard and fair is the best way.
10:47Chabak has been set up. Nakash with a shot.
10:51And booted away before Jaraidi. We haven't seen too much of.
10:56Can get on the end of that. And that is the half-time whistle, I believe.
11:04Here in Rabada, the Mule El Hasan Stadium. A riveting encounter. No goals to talk about just yet.
11:13But plenty of action. Plenty of excitement. Lots of drama.
11:32A good safe hands. Look at that. It's a spinning ball. She struck it.
11:37Delightfully with that left. A good safe hands. Look at that. It's a spinning ball. She struck it.
11:43Delightfully with that left. Go through to an intercontinental playoff.
11:48Let's get down to business. Let's get the ball rolling once again. Senegal start the second half.
11:55With Nakash. Collected by Babu.
12:03And Dembele at the back.
12:07Under a bit of pressure there, of course, from Sana Masoudi.
12:11The ever-dangerous winger. Super talented. Super skillful. Super dangerous as well on the attack.
12:20That's Nakash who goes down. And she will draw a free kick for Morocco.
12:25Has she got the ability to find the trajectory that will put pressure on Khadija Erremishi?
12:33There's the shot from Sauer. Goes in. It's not bad. It's just slightly high.
12:38You didn't really see Erremishi. Well, a shot is a shot and you want to
12:43pepper that goal as often as you possibly.
12:48That's a strong header coming in from Attique.
12:57Yeah, free kick on the far side. And Uzraoui down on the ground.
13:05And a yellow card has been at Muleil Hassan Stadium.
13:11There's the delivery coming in. Well, handball the call.
13:18Handball is the call.
13:22Look at this again.
13:24Well, it's coming off the shoulder onto the arm.
13:27It's definitely handball outside of the penalty box.
13:31It's going to be a penalty. It's definitely a penalty.
13:36The header comes off the arm. And that's going to short.
13:41And the referee forced to come in and intervene.
13:57And Shamira Nabada of Uganda will come in and there'll be a couple of yellow cards shown, I think.
14:04And the first one goes to the captain.
14:09And then by Yang Cao, who's trying to lead by example.
14:13She's 18 and she's the, you know, she's the captain.
14:16Make sure that she doesn't get involved.
14:18And there's the push from Artic. She's actually stopping her teammate.
14:23They're checking the penalty.
14:25And for me, I'm saying it was inside.
14:30Just from the replay, she has to go and check.
14:33And I think that she'll realize that it is in the inside.
14:36And that's what her...
14:40It's the other side of the line.
14:42She won't spend too much time looking at this.
14:47Both benches busy, but more so the Moroccan one.
14:51Let's have a look at this.
14:52There's Wilder.
14:53It's definitely inside.
14:56And that's going to be a penalty, surely.
14:59But you've got to make sure.
15:01But the question is, will it be called a penalty?
15:04She won't spend too much time looking at this.
15:08Both benches busy, but more so the Moroccan one.
15:11Let's have a look at this.
15:13There's Wilder.
15:14It's definitely inside.
15:19No penalty.
15:21No penalty.
15:22And a little moment of jubilation there.
15:27They called it, of course.
15:34Six of their seven goals that they've scored.
15:38That's a good header and a chance here for Senegal.
15:40Is that going to be any kind of an infringement?
15:43No, there's no challenge.
15:47Illegitimate challenge or anything like that.
15:49It's been picked up by Drady.
15:52And Morocco on the attack.
15:53Very swiftly back into position.
15:56Sao, she turns Sao.
15:57There's a challenge going in.
15:59And that's going to be...
16:01Can't leave her on her own.
16:02Drady's got her.
16:03The inside pass to Shabak.
16:05Could be on.
16:06She's looking.
16:07She's looking.
16:08Shabak picks up the ball.
16:09Out wide.
16:10Uzraoui on the right foot.
16:12Tries to cut inside.
16:13She's still going.
16:14She goes down.
16:15What's the referee going to point to the penalty box?
16:18And the penalty spot.
16:20And it is going to be a penalty this time.
16:26She is so difficult to deal with
16:30when she starts to weave and slalom in the penalty box between defenders.
16:36Kiwa Uzraoui takes the pass there from Shabak.
16:40She tries to get past one, two players.
16:43It's a little bit clumsy, that second challenge.
16:46And look at that coming in.
16:48It's the touch from Babu that knocks her over.
16:52But that drawback...
16:55Well, there's two players.
16:57They both fouled her, basically.
16:59So I don't think there's anything that anybody can say about that.
17:03It's a pretty clip.
17:04And a spot kick for Morocco, finally,
17:07as they go in search of a goal that's eluded them so far.
17:1264 minutes into this high-octane battle.
17:19That's produced plenty of rhythm and rhyme.
17:24And drama as well.
17:27Now, what will happen here?
17:31Let's keep an eye on Shabak, well,
17:34or Drady, who got options here.
17:40They've won this clash by 1-0 in each of the last two clashes that they played.
17:49Shabak scored the winning penalty in 2022 in the 55th minute.
17:55It's Yasmin Morabet, the winning penalty in the two minutes into added time in the last edition.
18:03And up steps Yasmin Morabet, the midfielder.
18:07And she packs a punch with that right foot.
18:13Morabet to put Morocco ahead.
18:16Or will it be Adji who comes to the rescue?
18:19Morabet, Morabet!
18:21Great save from Adji!
18:22Adji denies Morabet.
18:26And the Senegalese goalkeeper with something quite special.
18:30She went the right way.
18:32It's going to be taken again.
18:36She came off the line.
18:40She came off the line.
18:42And there's a former striker for Senegal, but now a goalkeeper.
18:48That doesn't happen all the time, does it?
18:53And that was only a couple of seasons, a couple of years ago.
18:57Oh, no.
19:07Well, and that is going to be positive for Senegal.
19:18Oh, and of course, they'll change the penalty taker.
19:21Are they allowed to do that?
19:31Morabet took the first.
19:32Now Shebak is about to follow up and take this second one.
19:42It's not allowed.
19:48She's got to stand up and take the penalty again.
19:52What is Senegal going to do?
19:54Change the goalkeeper.
19:55Come on.
20:01She's got to stand up and take the penalty.
20:02Morabet, another chance.
20:06Adji with another chance.
20:09The mind games.
20:12Yasmin Morabet of Valencia.
20:16Morabet, she has the second one saved as well.
20:20Oh, come on.
20:22Extraordinary scenes.
20:24Adji and Dai is a national hero for Senegal.
20:30Igla de la Medina.
20:31Of course, it's pretty similar with four.
20:35It's been picked up here, going through the middle.
20:37Danger, danger.
20:38Azraoui tries to get herself a little bit of space.
20:41The shot has gone wide.
20:43Well, she is more than dangerous.
20:46She has the 18,604.
20:52So, nearly four.
20:56That just tells you that...
20:58Oh, it's a great ball.
20:59Mamadi up.
21:00Mamadi up on the right foot.
21:01She gets the shot.
21:02It's deflected.
21:03Benzina comes across and just gets in the way
21:05before she can rifle it towards Eremishi.
21:09And it's taken short.
21:11Masoudi.
21:14Masoudi, shot.
21:17Long on the edge of the penalty box.
21:19There's the shot coming from Moserawi.
21:22And it's gone high.
21:23She knows it.
21:24How many shots has she had?
21:25She's on the cusp of double figures.
21:28A chance for a shot.
21:29The shot comes in.
21:29It's been blocked once again.
21:35And there's Badri working hard.
21:39There's the header.
21:40It's picked up.
21:41Tagged out.
21:41Tagged out on the left foot.
21:42It goes high.
21:44Lofted into the stands.
21:47And Adji throws her arms up in the air saying,
21:51Guys.
21:59And no one else but just Len Shebak will take this with the right foot.
22:04Shebak, Shebak, Shebak, Shebak, Shebak lofts it in.
22:07It's punched away by Adji.
22:09The follow-up shot potentially.
22:10Badri unable to do anything.
22:11It's smashed away.
22:13Nakash goes for another shot.
22:17The header.
22:20And a firm challenge there with two players down.
22:22Shebak, she gets blocked.
22:26Oh, she's still going.
22:28Shebak!
22:28Oh, my word.
22:30That was so close.
22:32And again, the Senegalese defense.
22:36Tagged out.
22:37Marshalled.
22:39She's got the skills.
22:40He was as a teammate.
22:42A little bit of extra support.
22:43Nicely done.
22:44There's the delivery coming in.
22:45It's a great delivery as well.
22:46Is anybody getting shot in?
22:48What a save.
22:49Still in the penalty box.
22:50Another shot blocked.
22:52And another opportunity for Morocco.
22:57He's still alive.
22:59Left side now.
23:00There's the pass.
23:01And picked up there by Redwani.
23:04Here's Massoudi.
23:06Gets brought down by Wollemata.
23:09And in 22, they're looking for that elusive goal.
23:12Benzenar's up there.
23:16And Shebak is once again in position.
23:19Let's see where this goes.
23:21She's lend Shebak.
23:24Three more minutes of added time.
23:29To try and see a goal get scored.
23:32Shebak.
23:33Shebak.
23:33Shebak!
23:34Another save from Adji.
23:37Adji's performance.
23:4122 years of age.
23:43The FC Nantes player getting her first minutes on the pitch.
23:46There's a chance she's got it again.
23:48And it's been pulled back.
23:49But Tag Nautz has collected.
23:53Back to Redwani.
23:55There's, sorry, Hatch.
23:56Hatch.
23:57They try and get clear the ball.
23:59There's the shot from Massoudi.
24:00Another chance.
24:01She tries to find a bit of space.
24:02Shebak puts it out to the right-hand side.
24:04Lofted into the penalty.
24:06Massoudi!
24:06She can't get it on target.
24:10There was a sitter, literally, unmarked, angling in.
24:19Tag one, two, a tag.
24:21Now look at the cover play from Dembele.
24:23Comes to the rescue there for the Lionesses of Taranga.
24:28Shebak.
24:29There's the final whistle.
24:31Absolutely riveting.
24:33And it's a goalless draw.
24:35Can you imagine that?
24:37All credit to both teams.
24:39That was an outstanding, a fascinating battle between two giants of Africa.
24:56And it's a good shot.
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