Paris 2024 Men’s Football: Morocco Thrash USA 4-0 To Reach Semi-finals …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Goals from Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Achraf Hakimi and Mehdi Maouhoub earned Morocco a comfortable 4-0 win against USA in the men’s quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics on Friday.
The Moroccans have now reached a first-ever semi-final in the football event at the Olympics.
Rahimi earned the penalty off a foul by Nathan Harriel in the 29th minute. As he stepped up to take a penalty, U.S. goalkeeper Patrick Schulte guessed correctly, diving to his left, but the pace and precision of the Moroccan’s strike was enough for the score.
Morocco kept up the pressure after intermission as Akhomach, Hakimi and Maouhoub added the finishing touches on a match their side had well in hand.
The Americans’ best chance might have come in the 9th minute when Paxten Aaronson couldn’t redirect a fast-moving cross at close range.
And in the 59th minute, Miles Robinson couldn’t quite wrap his foot around a pass from about 10 yards out.
Morocco ended up controlling 57% of possession and taking eight of the match’s 11 corner kicks,
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