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Olympics 2000
Sydney - The
African Qualification
GROUP
C match:
Morocco
- Tunisia 2 : 0
Feb 27, 2000
1st
half:
-Tunisia with only one chance
left win all three matches and pray begins fighting and attacking but the
first big opportunity has Morocco ('9)
-Tunisia has difficulties
escaping the grip when Morocco suddenly attacks with many players. A minutelong
spell ends with:
-('15) a defended ball
comes right back, is played on the right side to #7 who makes a perfect
cross to #14 who heads it in from close range - 1:0
-due to Reuters reports
(I have some doubts) #14's name is Bouchib Mbarki - he has already been
a hero of the first leg with two important goals
it is a tough game at
times in challenges about the ball as the referee maybe does not whistle
early enogh
-('23) Morocco: perfect
through ball by #9 (Reuters: Hicham Zerouali?) to #8 Adel Ramzi who all
is alone against the keeper who makes a great save
Morocco is clearly the
more dangerous team and Tunisia the more fragile team in defence and first
third build up under pressure. Jaziri and Zitouni look a bit left alone,
so their impact fades outnumbered.
-('36) another error
by a Tunisian defender, #9 takes over the ball, squares it perfectly to
another player (#14,#16?) who scores from a bout 17 meters with a low shot
that bounces from the goal post into the net - 2:0
-('45) skillful attack by
the Tunisians, but eventually without much effect
Halftime
2:0
In this form Morocco looks
hard to stop - unless they lose concentration. Tunisia has a good moral
despite being the inferior team.
2nd
half:
Because of the Egypt
-Côte d'Ivoire match played parallel now, some action might be
missing, concentration is on the Egypt-Côte d'Ivoire encounter
-('79)
red card for Tunisian #2 after a reckless foul, as challenges look somewhat
frustrated now
Final
Result 2:0
Morocco (among other possibilities)
can qualify by a win at Egypt or a draw and a win against Côte d'Ivoire.
Tunisia has not even a theoretical chance left: Even if they reach the
second place, the best ruunners up place will have more than 7 points.
This is already clear (see Group A).
Morocco |
4 |
8-6 |
9 |
Egypt |
4 |
7-6 |
7 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
4 |
9-7 |
5 |
Tunisia |
4 |
4-9 |
1 |
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