On the opening day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Argentina scored what they thought was a late goal to complete a 2-2 comeback against Morocco in a fiery game that ended in chaos. However, after a delay of more than one hour, Argentina’s equalizer was ruled offside followed by the final three minutes of the match being played behind closed doors.
Entering the 90th minute with a scoreline of Argentina 1-2 Morocco, the fourth official signaled 15 minutes of injury time due to the pitch invasions and time-wasting in the second half. Then, incredibly, Boca Juniors midfielder Cristian Medina scored an equalizer in the 16th minute of injury time, and that’s when the chaos ensued. Furious Morocco fans invaded the pitch, throwing objects on the field and at Argentina players.
After the players left the field, most viewers assumed the game had ended. However, there was plenty of confusion when the official Olympics website indicated that the game had finished.
Or had it?
After a delay of more than one hour, the players returned to the pitch while the referee, after consulting the VAR monitor screen, disallowed Argentina’s late equalizer. So with the score at Argentina 1-2 Morocco, the final three minutes of the game were played with no fans in the stadium. Ultimately, Morocco hung on to finish the game victorious.
Morocco went up early with two goals
The match opened up the men’s tournament but was interrupted several times by pitch invasions, hurled objects, and lengthy time-wasting.
Both sides had a slow start to the match. They both played timidly, prodding through each others’ defense and searching for any weaknesses. Each side preferred to play short, back-and-forth passes, slowing the game down.
Through some fancy footwork, the game saw its first goal. The underdogs, who looked ready to follow the senior team in a surprise deep run, took the lead just before halftime. Highly fancied winger Ilias Akhomach completed a roulette past…
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Author : Deolu Akingbade
Publish date : 2024-07-24 17:13:33
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