Morocco faces South Africa this Tuesday, January 30 at 9 p.m. in the last round of 16 of this CAN 2023. Follow the match live.
22:11 – What a comeback from Mudau (50′)
Ezzalzouli makes a superb breakthrough but the South African number 20 does not let go and ends up recovering the ball in this Morocco – South Africa.
22:09 – The big opportunity for Ounahi! (48′)
Adli makes a superb defensive retreat and recovers the ball. Then Ounahi and En-Nesyri combine in the area but the Marseillais takes his recovery a little too far.
22:07 – Here we go again!
The start of the second period of this Morocco – South Africa has just been given. The suspense is still total in San Pedro after a first period that was relatively poor in chances.
9:49 p.m. – It’s the break!
It’s half-time in Morocco – South Africa. The score is 0-0 after a fairly poor first period.
21:45 – Four minutes of added time (45′)
The added time of this Morocco – South Africa is known. Both teams have four minutes to try to find the fault before returning to the locker room.
9:44 p.m. – Adli misses the finish! (45′)
What an opportunity to open the score for the Atlas Lions in this Morocco – South Africa. After a slip from Mvala, Hakimi took the opportunity to throw Adli who eliminated his opponent before missing the last move.
21:42 – Aguerd’s good defense (43′)
The former Rennais fights with Makgopa for the ball but Aguerd gets the better of him and gets a foul.
21:39 – Inaccuracies in the Moroccan game (40′)
After a missed opening from Aguerd, Saiss also tries to quickly alert Ezzalzouli in depth but the pass from the former Angevin is much too long.
21:35 – Kekana warned (36′)
En-Nesyri carries out a superb oriented control which forces Kekana to commit a serious foul. The referee issues the second yellow for this Morocco – South Africa after Modiba a little over five minutes ago.
21:34 – Mokoena collapses in the box (35′)
The South African midfielder fell into the penalty area and the situation seemed contentious. Mazraoui seemed late but the VAR did not intervene.
9:30 p.m. – Cooling break (31′)
First fresh break in Morocco – South Africa. The two teams are rather watching each other at the moment even if the biggest opportunity was for Bafana Bafana.
21:28 – Modiba is booked (29′)
The referee of this Morocco – South Africa shows the first yellow card of the evening after a poorly controlled intervention on the part of the South African side.
21:25 – Ounahi hesitated (26′)
The OM midfielder seemed to be able to take his chance but Azzedine Ounahi hesitated and finally missed his pass to Youssef En-Nesyri.
21:23 – The rhythm drops (24′)
The conditions in which this Morocco – South Africa takes place are not easy and the two teams struggle to establish a sustained rhythm in this first half hour.
21:19 – Mvala cuts at the near post (20′)
Just after the short interruption following the referee’s earpiece problem, this Morocco – South Africa resumes with a dangerous corner. Mvala cuts the corner from the near post but his header goes over.
21:17 – A technical problem (18′)
The referee of this Morocco – South Africa goes to the edge of the field to resolve a communication problem with his assistants.
21:16 – Bounou must intervene! (17′)
The first clear opportunity of this Morocco – South Africa is for Bafana Bafana. Mokoena tries from outside the area and his shot with the rebound just in front of the Moroccan goalkeeper almost surprised.
21:13 – Ezzalzouli too short (14′)
Hakimi and Ounahi combine on the right side before the latter crosses to the penalty spot. Abde Ezzalzouli arrives launched but fails to recover.
21:11 – A new corner (12′)
After the first corner obtained by Hakimi in this Morocco – South Africa, it is Amine Adli who obtains one after a shot deflected by the South African defense.
21:09 – En-Nesyri was offside (10′)
Following the first corner of this Morocco – South Africa, the Moroccan center forward inherits the ball in the area and tries to deceive Williams but the latter makes a superb exit. Finally the assistant’s flag rises to signal an illegal position.
21:07 – Tau center (8′)
Percy Tau tries to find Makgopa in the penalty area but the South African midfielder misses his move in this Morocco – South Africa. Bounou calmly grabs the leather.
21:06 – Mazraoui doesn’t embarrass himself (6′)
The Bavarian defender clears the ball directly into touch after Bafana Bafana pressure.
21:04 – The sublime control of Ezzalzouli (5′)
The Moroccan winger carries out a brilliant coat-hanger control on a long cross from Romain Saiss.
21:02 – Quiet start to the match (3′)
These first three minutes of this Morocco – South Africa are very calm. Both teams rotate the ball without taking any big risks.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
Last round of 16 of CAN 2023. This Morocco – South Africa has just started at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro.