After Argentina’s last-gasp equaliser after 15 minutes of added time, the match was suspended because Moroccan fans threw a firecracker and invaded the pitch. After almost two hours, the match was resumed and the VAR disallowed the draw for the national team.
The Argentina U23 National Team debuted in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with an agonizing 2-2 draw against Moroccoin a match where 15 minutes were added in the second half.
On the one hand, Argentine euphoria. On the other, Moroccan anger. While they were celebrating on the field, several projectiles flew from the stands and even a stun bomb exploded near the stadium. Julian Alvarez and other players.
In addition, fans of Morocco They invaded the field of play. All this forced the Argentine team to abandon the field of play and go to the locker room.
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The scandalous ending and total confusion
The match was abruptly suspended due to security breaches. The players left the field escorted by the police, covering their faces because of the large number of objects thrown at them from the top of the stadium, and everything ended in a real scandal.
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To the point that The protagonists themselves did not know whether the meeting had ended or was interrupted by incidents.. Finally, the official website of Paris 2024 reported the match as ending 2-2. However, the story did not end there and had one more chapter.
Scandal in France: Argentina’s goal was disallowed, they played three more minutes and lost to Morocco
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games kicked off today with a blunder after a goal against the Argentine national football team was disallowed following a delay of almost two hours.
This unusual decision comes almost two hours after midfielder Cristian Medina scored the 2-2 against Morocco, in the 15th minute of added time, in the match corresponding to the first date of Group B.
The Swedish referee restarted the match two hours later, confirmed that the goal had been disallowed and made the teams play three more minutes. In the end, Argentina lost 2-1 to Morocco in the opening match.
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Source: Ambito
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