| Tunisia - Morocco
Before
the match
Morocco
snatched a lucky late winner against Congo. They blamed the heat for their
apatethic performance against their lively opponents. Now they are suddenly
gifted a match ball in the clash with their North African counterparts.
Tunisia
tried some risky tactics to profit from the initial unsureness of the hosts.
(Nigeria had lacked match practice before the tournament). They (Tunisia)
were defending with agressive offside play and seeking to exploit possible
problems of the Nigerian defence in attack. In the end it all went wrong,
the Nigerians came out confident and Tunisia in doubt. Will they stick
to the strategies they have practised or will they get nervous? They are
under pressure now:
If
Morocco wins, Morocco will be formally qualified for quarter finals and
Tunisia will be formally eliminated, leaving only a minimal theoretical
chance for Congo to catch up with Nigeria .
If
there is a draw, there will be some slim chances left for Congo and Tunisia.
But only if the Nigeria-Morocco encounter does not end in a draw.
If
Tunisia wins, the last day of the group (Februar 3rd) will be a thriller.
> Nigeria
- Tunisia match report
> Morocco
- Congo match report
Reuters:
Morocco: 2-Abdelilah Saber,
3-Abdelkrim El Hadrioui, 6-Noureddine Naybet, 7-Mustapha Hadji, 8-Said
Chiba, 9-Abdeljilil Hadda, 10-Adil Ramzi, 12-Khalid Fouhami, 18-Youssef
Chippo, 19-Jamal Sellami, 20-Taher El Khalej
Tunisia: 1-Chokri El Ouaer,
2-Khaled Badra, 3-Sami Trabelsi, 8-Zoubier Beya, 11-Adel Sellimi, 14-Sitajeddine
Chihi, 15-Radhi Jaidi, 17-Tarek Thabet, 19-Hassan Gabsi, 20-Zied Jaziri,
21-Walid Azaiez
C.A.F.:
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1st
half
-('1)
Tunisia: Sellimi seems to have tripped over a defender in the penalty area
but referee said no foul
Tunisia
begins with fast attacks, Jaziri brakes through on the right wing. The
match is starting quite fast, compared to some other afternoon matches
we have seen.
After
5 minutes the match is even, but Tunisia still leads in ball possession.
('11)
Tunisia again with attacking attitude - this brings a Morocco counterattack
and a sharp Adel Ramzi 18 meter shot which is saved by El Ouaer
('12)
On the opposite side a Tunisian player brakes through on the right side
and is fouled on or short before the line of the penalty area , referee
says outside, the free kick opportunity fades by bad execution
-(13)
Morocco: Chippo has to be substituted (muscle injury?)
-('15)
Tunisia: Khaled Badra with an energetic solo run and a dangerous low shot
wide
-('17)
Morocco counterattacks are rare but menacing
-('25)
Morocco: Tunisian defence in diffulties after a sharp diagonal by El Hadrioui
into the crowded box
Morocco
has become stronger, the Tunisian game more slow
-('3x) Morocco: sharp diagonal
ball by El Hadrioui into the crowded box brings Tunisia in trouble
commentator (me)
is cursing Microsoft and Netscape for software and computer breakdowns
-('42) Jaziri breaks through
on the left wing and is victim to a desperate foul by Sellami (yellow)
-('45) dangerous Tunisian
breakthrough on the left side (Jazari agian (?)), but the player shoots
wide
Halftime - 0:0
Tunisia
began strong but then paid trubute to the heat. At the end of the half
both teams showed marks of the weather: Tunisia, in some must-win position
has a hard task in front of them. Morocco can approach the second half
more relaxed.
the author has just informed
me that the new African Yearbook
2000 is out now
2nd half
-('48)
Tunisia: dangerous long diagonal ball by Sellimi from the left into the
penalty box but Gabsi misses close
-('49)
Tunisia: dangerous free kick position for Baya 7 meters half left side.
But the wall is only 6 meters (7 yards) distance and Baya chips across
the bar.
the
young Jaziri, a 21 year old from Etoile du Sahel, is impressive
-('66)
Morocco Giant opportunity after a well played two against two counter attack,
#9 Hadda ('Camacho') sets up Ramzi, but El Ouaer makes a great save. The
rebounding ball comes to Hadd(Camacho) again, who inaccurately fires, Ramzi
steps in an misses the goal from about 3 meter distance (He may have been
offside).
-('67)
Bassir (Morocco) and (later) Kanzari (Tunisia) are brought in to give the
match a decidier
-('72)
Aginst the more and more open Tunisian defence two more big occasions for
Morocco when Hadda(Camacho) and Bassir miss close
The
Tunsians attack but has problems with the counter attacks:
-('76)
Tunisia : Great save by the Morocco keeper against a surprising 30 meter
rocket by Kanzari? He injures himself at the effort and gets treated
It
is a fair match so many before
-('80)
Tunisia: Sellimi header far wide
-('83)
Tunisia: Gabsi breakes through on the right wing but his pass into the
back of the defence is eavesdropped on
-('84)
Tunisia: Zitouni breaks through on the left and tries a surprise shot from
difficult angle, the keeper saves with his right foot
-('87)
Tunisia: long ball by Gabsi into the penalty area, Zitouni wins a header,
but Kanzaris shot is blocked
-('88)
Tunisians hit the aluminium but referee has whistled the scene off before
-('89)
Tunisia: Another desperate attack via Gabsi, goalkeeper misses the flying
ball, but there is no player in that area to profit
-('90)
Tunisia: Zitouni brakes through and is stopped in the last moment for a
corner
5
minutes injury time
('injury
time) referee is angry with Sellimi who tries to provoke a penalty
Kanzari
is a lively element to the game
('injury
time) Kanzaris (Bayas?) dangerous free kick from a difficult angle saved
by the keeper with his fists
Tunisians
with a brave match, everybody wants the ball. Morocco switches between
playing time and counter attacks against the exposed defence
Final result - 0:0
A
thrilling match which Tunisia could have won but could have lost as well.
Now their chances depend on what kind of action will take place in the
Morocco-Nigeria clash. If those two 'agree' on a draw, Tunisians and Congolese
will be locked out. If there is a winner, it will come down to a close
decision. It's not over yet.
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