Before:
With Burkina Faso a fourth
team has thrown its hat into the ring in a very close competition. Goalscorers
have been locked out so far, a reminder to Cameroons supertough World Cup
group 1982. Anything will be open until the last match but points from
all matches count the same. If goals are scored even a draw would lift
the two to the top of the table, as weird tie break scenarios loom in this
group.
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group B
Morocco would like to avoid
a must win situation against group favorites South Africa in the last match
but face a tough test here. In their first match against the other West
African team in the group Ghana one had had the better chances but no scores.
This time one will have to convert because Burkina Faso might offer few
more holes but seem to have as talented players as Ghana and a well functioning
unit.
Burkina Faso seem to have
accomplished to import the improvement of their youth teams into the young
squad which has impressed against South Africa and electrified the home
fans in a country which has a common border with Mali. So expect a half
home game for the team which will have to score this time or avoid to concede
opportunities like in the first match when it was rather to the grace of
the South African forwards that no score punished them.
odds:
Burkina Faso seem still
to be underrated as 15% percent outsiders (odds: 5/1 frac. 6.0 dec.) against
fancied Morocco who are 57% favorites (4/7 frac. 1.57 dec.), a draw is
at 28% (11/5 frac. 3.2 dec.).
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The match
-Burkina Faso with a very
young team and their two Under
17 World Cup youngsters Madi Panadentoiguiri and Wilfried Sanou who
both have their surname on the shirt.
-Both teams with attacking
attempts and three half chances for Morocco ('9) ('14) ('18)
-('22) Hicham Zarouali
- 0:1 low shot from 8 meters. The Burkinabé defence does not clear
a cross properly, Chippo fires but does not hit the ball properly and it
rolls to the feet of Zarouali who scores
-('29) the Burkinabé
keeper impresses with a quick long kick to set up a dangerous counter which
is only stopped by a close offside call. A schoolbook superfast keeper
kicks-header sends striker through pattern.
-Morocco has to replace
an injured player (Amzine) after 30 minutes by El Brazi.
-After Morocco had dominated
the match, since the 35th minute Burkina Faso have some scenes as well
and towards the end of the half put a lot of pressure on the Maroccan goal
and Mooccan goalkeeper Benzikri seems to have a few problems with crosses..
-6:6 corners (had been 2:6
only 5 minutes before the half)
halftime 0:0
-spectacular begin to the
second half with goalpost twice (Bassir, Zarouali) for Morocco and Benzikri
once rescuing against Burkina Faso captain Oumar Barro
-Morocco dominate the
match, Burkina only react
-('51) Burkina Faso dangerous,
Dagano wants a penalty but does not get it
-('55) More chances on both
sides as Benzikri stops a Burkina Faso free kick (Sanou) and Morocco shoots
wide (Bassir set up by Ramzi)
-('57) free kick by Sanou,
deflected by the wall,-Burina Faso #19 Moumouni Dagano puts his head in
and scores - 1:1
-('59) Burkina Faso header
hits the crossbar (Dagano again)
-('73) both teams have made
all three substitutions now, Burkina's last has been A. Ouedraogo for Sanou
-both seem to play more
careful now
-('81) Burkina break through
and Benzikri rescues the draw against two attackers - huge scene
-('83) odd looking corner
bpunces on the ground, drives through an odd loking defence - header Zarouali,
goal Morocco - 1:2
-injury time pressure by
Burkina Faso bu Morocco resist successfully
final score 1:2
A good match with a Moroccan
team that spotted and converted their opportunities well and a Burkinabé
side that played a little unlucky and inconsistent.
| Morocco |
2 |
2-1 |
4 |
| South Africa |
2 |
0-0 |
2 |
| Ghana |
2 |
0-0 |
2 |
| Burkina Faso |
2 |
1-2 |
1 |
Morocco need a draw or a convenient
result in the other match to advance. Burkina Faso need to win, possibly
by two goals depending on the exact result of the other match.
match data as published
by CAF Online:
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)
Ass. Referees: Vincent Texier (FRA),
Ali Tomusange (UGA)
Scorers:
Burkina Faso - Moumouni Dagano 58
Morocco - Hichem Zerouali, 22, 85
Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 6,000
Teams:
Burkina Faso: 22-Mohamed Kabore, 2-Lamine
Traore, 3-Brahima Cisse (20-Boureima Ouattara 67), 4-Mamadou Tall, 5-Madou
Dossama, 12-Soumailia Tassembedo, 6-Saidou Mady Panandetiguiri, 10-Ali
Ouedraogo (17-Narcisse Yameogo 54), 11-Wilfred Sanou (7-Alassane Ouedraogo
72), 9-Oumar Barro, 19-Moumouni Dagano
Morocco: 22-Driss Benzerki, 3-Akram
Roumani, 5-Abdelilah Fahmi, 6-Nouredine Naybet, 17-Gharib Amzine (8-Faouzi
El Brazi 32), 12-Nourdin Boukhari (7-Rabii Lafoui 74), 15-Youssef Safri
(Rachid Benmahmoud 66), 18-Youssef Chippo, 10-Adil Ramzi, 11-Hichem Zerouali,
14-Salaheddine Bassir
Cautions:
Burkina Faso: 2 Lamine Traore (34),
4- Tall (84), 6- Mady (90)
Morocco: 2- Lamine Traore (75) |
