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Morocco vs Spain highlights
FINAL: Morocco 3, Spain 0 12′: Too high Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi had a free-kick but his shot was just north of the crossbar. Noise… 25′: Potential disaster – and a missed opportunity Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and defender Nayef Aguerd were unable to connect on a pass and Spain almost converted. Shortly after the turnover, Gavi had his shot hit the crossbar and then Ferran Torres’ shot was ruled out for offside. Eventually, Spain was called for offside. 33′: Nice save Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui had a thunderous shot but Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon blocked the effort. 43′: Almost another It was a first half of missed opportunities for both teams. This time, Agerd’s header was a bit high and wide. There was no score at halftime. 55′: No! Spanish striker Dani Olmo had an incredible shot but Bono was having none of it. 63′: Changes for Spain Spain made a pair of changes, bringing on Alvaro Morata for Marco Asensio and midfielder Carlos Soler for Gavi. 66′: Change for Morocco Morocco made their first change, bringing on Abdessamad Ezzalzouli for midfielder Sofiane Boufal. 75′: Yellow card Spain defender Aymeric Laporte was shown a yellow card after challenging Hakimi. 86′: Close, but no cigar Hakimi took the ball from close range for Morocco, but striker Walid Chedira couldn’t tap in a controversial shot. 89′: Huge block! Spain forward Nico Williams appeared to have a golden opportunity to score, but Morocco defender Sofiane Amrabad went over with a clutch block. 90+4′: Denial that saves the game! Bono produced the World Cup’s most timely denial for Morocco in the dying seconds of the second half as he turned away Olmo’s attempted shot. The match went into overtime. 97′: Plenty Morata was unable to convert a header from Williams’ pass. 104′: Great chance… Cedira almost scored the first goal of the match, but his shot was deflected wide by Simon.
Walid Cheddira’s shot for Morocco was saved by Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon.
120+2′: Huge defence Defender Jawad El Yamiq cleared the ball out of danger for Morocco. 120+3′: That was almost it Spanish striker Pablo Sarabia’s close-range shot went wide. The match went to the penalty shootout. Penalty Morocco connected on their first two penalties, while Spain missed their first two. After each missed third attempt, Morocco put the game away on the fourth kick. Watch each kick below: Read more from World Cup: See the full schedule for the World Cup and how to watch every match live here. Get more from FIFA World Cup 2022 Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
