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‘Africa’s strong’ Morocco has once once more become the main character of a surprise.
After defeating ‘Invincible Armada’ Spain in a penalty shootout, they advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time ever.
This is Reporter Cha Hyun-jin.
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From the start, the ‘Invincible Armada’ Spain put pressure on Morocco with possession football, which was their specialty, short passes.
However, Morocco’s solid defense, which conceded only one goal in three group matches, made it difficult for them to exert themselves.
Rather, Morocco made several threatening scenes through counterattacks.
In the second half, Spain’s frustrating attack flow continued, and coach Enrique put Morata, who scored three consecutive goals in the second half, in the 18th minute of the second half to find a way to attack, but in the end, Morocco was unable to open the goal and the match was decided within regular time. mightn’t
Going into overtime, both teams side by side missed crucial chances to end the game.
In the 14th minute of the first half of extra time, Moroccan striker Shedira’s shot was blocked by Spain’s goalkeeper Simon, and just before the end of the second half, Spain’s Sarabia’s shot narrowly hit the post and unfortunately missed.
Morocco laughed in the penalty shoot-out following 120 minutes of bloody fighting.
Sarabia, Spain’s first kicker, missed the goal by hitting the post once more, and Morocco goalkeeper Yasin Bunu blocked Soler and Busquets’ shots, and Spain’s defeat deepened.
As Morocco’s fourth kicker, Hakimi, cut the net with an exquisite chip shot, Morocco enjoyed the joy of grabbing a ticket to the quarterfinals for the first time in history. In the round of 16, he suffered a penalty shoot-out loss.
This is MBC News Cha Hyun-jin.
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