This beautiful fight between Morocco, sixth in the world rankings, and Iran, fourth, kept all its promises, with a domination which changed sides many times and an end of the game which kept the supporters and the fans in suspense. staffs of both teams.
It was a more defensive national team than usual which ended up trapping the Iranians, who showed themselves to be very confident and very physically committed, before coming back to earth.
Surprised in the 4th minute by a goal from Mohammadhossein Derakhshani, the national team did not panic or rush, waiting for the right moment to react.
Hicham Dguig’s men end up restoring parity, thanks to Khalid Bouzid (7th). After this goal, the Moroccans regained their confidence and became more enterprising in attack. On the other hand, the Iranians, surprised and in a hurry, increased their shots from distance and wasteful play.
Their lack of concentration resulted in a second goal scored against his own camp by Alireza Rafieipour (11th), following a disagreement with his goalkeeper.
The balance then tipped in favor of Morocco, which worsened the score (3-1) on a counter-attack concluded by Soufiane El Mesrar (17th), before bringing it to 4-1, through Idriss Raiss El Fenni (20th). Everything seemed to be going well for the Atlas Lions.
However, returning from the locker room, the Nationals conceded two goals in two minutes, scored on shots by Hossein Tayebi (21st) and Moslem Oladghobad (22nd), which reduced the score to 4-3.
Despite this delicate situation, the Moroccan team regained its balance and did well defensively, leaving the Iranians with few solutions.
As victory loomed for the Moroccans, there was a final moment of tension, after a free kick without a wall, whistled in favor of the Iranians. Taken from the second penalty spot (10 meters), this kick is as dangerous for a futsal goalkeeper as a penalty in football. Fortunately the Iranian player missed his shot, liberating the Moroccan fans and staff.
With this qualification, Morocco reaches the same stage of competition as the 2021 edition in Lithuania. Ironically, he faces the same opponent, namely Brazil.
2024-09-27 04:07:26