The saving goal “albiceleste” was canceled and the match was completed after it was suspended for two hours.
Argentinalost to Morocco in the first round match of the group B2024 Olympic football tournament. The meeting in Saint-Etienne ended with the score 1:2.
The Moroccans took the lead at the end of the first half – Al Ain forward Soufyan Rahimi scored in the 45th + 2nd minute.
After the break, the Argentines conceded for the second time – by 51 In the 68th minute, Rahimi scored a double, converting a penalty.
In the 68th minute, the Albiceleste reduced the gap in the score – the goal was scored by Atlético Madrid striker Giuliano Simeone, who came on as a substitute.
And in the last seconds of stoppage time, which added a full 15 minutes to the second half, Javier Mascherano's men seemed to be able to snatch a draw. In the 90+16th minute, Boca Juniors midfielder Cristian Medina scored.
After this, the Argentine national team players were thrown with firecrackers from the stands – they went to the room under the stands. Official resources of both teams reported the end of the game, but in fact the match was only suspended.
While the teams were in the stands, the referees reviewed the moment with Argentina's last goal using the VAR system and canceled the goal, recording an offside. 2 hours after the “finishing”, the teams returned to the field to play for another three minutes. As a result, the victory of Morocco was recorded.
In another match of the first round of Group B, the national teams of Iraq and Ukraine will meet. The debut match of the “blue-yellows” at the Olympic Games will take place on Wednesday, July 24, in Lyon. The starting whistle will sound at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Text online broadcast of the match Iraq – Ukraine is available on our website.
In the second round, Argentina will play against Iraq, and Morocco will confront Ukraine. Both matches will take place on July 27. The two best teams from each quartet will advance to the playoffs.
According to the regulations, players who were born after January 1, 2001 can take part in the Olympic football tournament. Each team was allowed to include only three performers over this age in the application.
The application of the Ukrainian national football team for the 2024 Olympics became known earlier.