The Olympic Games have their first little scandal: In the match between Argentina and Morocco, the equalizer comes extremely late, fans storm the pitch – and video evidence annuls the goal two hours later.
Bizarre start to the Olympic football tournament: After almost two hours, Argentina’s late equalizer against Morocco was overturned after video evidence. Argentina had scored the 2:2 in the 16th (!) minute of stoppage time. Angry Moroccan fans then stormed onto the pitch in protest against the long stoppage time. Spectators threw objects, stewards tried to catch the fans on the pitch.
Is the game now over or just interrupted?
Afterwards, there was confusion as to whether the match had already ended or had only been interrupted shortly before the end. The video screens in the stadium showed that the match had been interrupted and that spectators should head for the exit. Fans and many observers assumed that the match was officially over.
The official Olympic website initially said that the equalizer was being investigated for a possible offside position, but the result was given as 2-2. After a break of almost two hours, the players returned to the field in the now empty stadium. After video evidence officially overturned the 2-2 score, play was resumed for three minutes. The result was changed to 2-1 for Morocco on the official channels.
Source: Stern
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