The national team’s goals were scored by Soufiane El Mesrar, who scored a hat-trick in the 2nd, 9th and 31st minutes. Jesus Viamonte scored for Venezuela in the 7th minute, before his teammate Milton Francia reduced the deficit (34th).
The trio of El Mesrar, Bakkali and El Ayyane formed the spearhead of the Moroccan team’s attack and gave Venezuela’s defensive line a hard time throughout the first half.
Back from the locker room, Venezuela came out on top, but the lack of concentration and the distribution of the national team’s defenders on the pitch did not allow them to come back into the game.
The national players could have further increased the gap and finished the match with a larger score, notably thanks to attempts by Soufiane El Mesrar and Anas El Ayyane.
Morocco will face Japan or Brazil in the quarter-finals, one of the favourites to win the World Cup in this discipline.
This qualification is the first for an African and Arab country.
In the first round (Group C), the Atlas Lions beat the Solomon Islands (6-0) before drawing against Thailand (1-1) and Portugal (3-3).
As a reminder, the Moroccan futsal selection has entered the top 15 of the best selections in the world, ranking 14th in the world.
Morocco, the first African nation in this world ranking, gained seven places and totaled 1,369 points, according to the ranking published on Tuesday.
2024-09-16 22:25:16