Ouazane broke the deadlock after 28 minutes when he headed into the bottom right after a cross from Ayman Ennair. The latter had done well to pickpocket Younes Badani of the ball on the right before curling in a cross for the lanky Ouazane to nod home. Algeria had the only shot on target thus far, Shain Chetioui having a curling freekick fly straight to the keeper’s arms. After scoring, Morocco played with more confidence, keeping possession and moving up and down the field as a block. But, they couldn’t create much with their star man Anatouf kept in close guard by Abdelhamid AIt Boudlal whenever he moved.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2023 21:33 UTC