First match and first big surprise in the men’s Olympic football tournament. This Wednesday, during a match played at the Geoffrey-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, Morocco managed to take the scalp of Argentina.
Hakimi decisive with Morocco
The Atlas Lions outdid themselves to get the upper hand over the double Olympic champions. And the main architect of this success (2-1) was Sofiane Rahimi, the Al Ain player. The latter scored twice in the space of 6 minutes (45e51e).
He first converted a service from Parisian Achraf Hakimi. Then, at the very beginning of the second half, he successfully converted a penalty, giving his team a two-goal advantage.
Argentina missed the boat
Towards the end of the match, and with the changes made by Javier Mascherano, the Albiceleste fought back. But not enough to avoid defeat. The Argentines were able to simply save face through Giovanni Simeone (68e). At 82eManchester City player Julian Alvarez had the equaliser at his feet but it was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.
With today’s win, Morocco provisionally takes the lead in its group. In the other match of the group, Ukraine will face Iraq later in the evening.
