Spain comes from behind to beat Morocco, reaching the Olympic finals for the second consecutive time

In the early morning of August 6, in the men's football semi-finals of the 2024 Olympics, Spain came from behind to defeat Morocco with a score of 2-1.

Spain's joy when defeating Morocco to reach the 2024 Olympic final - Photo: REUTERS

Spain and Morocco started the match at a slow pace. In the first half, the person who made the most impression was… the main referee Ilgiz Tantashev.

In the 12th minute, he was hit by a Spanish player and injured. Mr. Tantashev could not continue to officiate the match and forced the fourth referee, Glenn Nyberg, to replace him.

From the 20th minute onwards, Spain began to push their formation higher. However, their chances mainly came from long shots. Meanwhile, Morocco played scientifically and effectively. Their quick counter-attacks made the opponent's defense lose focus.

And one of them helped the African representative unexpectedly open the score in the 37th minute, with a successful penalty by Rahimi. Before that, VAR intervened to determine that Pablo Barrios had fouled Amir Richardson in the Spanish penalty area.

Being behind, "La Roja" was forced to press harder. In the second half, they continued to play with a high formation.

Although they could not coordinate well, the pressure they created still caused the opponent's defense to make mistakes. In the 66th minute, the Moroccan players cleared the ball without determination and Fermin Lopez immediately rushed in to score an equalizer for Spain.

In the following minutes, the two teams played tit for tat. But only Spain took advantage of the opportunity.

In the 85th minute, Fermin Lopez created a favorable pass for Juanlu Sanchez to enter the penalty area and then shoot diagonally to defeat goalkeeper El Kajoui.

That was also the goal that sealed the 2-1 victory, helping Spain reach the Olympic men's football final for the second consecutive time.

Last time they lost to Brazil and only got the silver medal. This year, Spain will definitely want to change the medal color.

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