FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Morocco vs Gabon, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Round Three

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Morocco
  • 38': Khalid Boutaïb
  • 56': Khalid Boutaïb
  • 72': Khalid Boutaïb
FT
3 - 0
Gabon

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    Morocco are hosting Gabon at Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Axel Meye (Gabon).
    • 2': Younès Belhanda (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Delay in match Younès Belhanda (Morocco) because of an injury.
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
    • 4': Axel Meye (Gabon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim El Ahmadi.
    • 5': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Didier Ndong.
    • 9': Axel Meye (Gabon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Morocco).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa.
    • 15': Delay in match Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) because of an injury.
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Substitution, Gabon. Junior Assoumou-Akue replaces Merlin Tandjigora because of an injury.
    • 23': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon).
    • 23': Younès Belhanda (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
    • 26': Axel Meye (Gabon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Morocco).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
    • 28': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Yves Bitseki Moto.
    • 27': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aaron Appindangoyé.
    • 30': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
    • 30': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Morocco).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 33': Foul by Stévy Nzambé (Gabon).
    • 33': Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Gabon).
    • 34': Younès Belhanda (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
    • 36': Foul by Stévy Nzambé (Gabon).
    • 36': Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Axel Meye (Gabon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Morocco).
    • 38': Goal! Morocco 1, Gabon 0. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 42': Foul by Yoann Wachter (Gabon).
    • 42': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Yoann Wachter (Gabon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Gabon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Gabon 0.
    • 46': Foul by Axel Meye (Gabon).
    • 46': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Axel Meye (Gabon).
    • 47': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Didier Ndong (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Morocco).
    • 48': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
    • 49': Foul by Aaron Appindangoyé (Gabon).
    • 49': Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Didier Ndong (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Romain Saiss (Morocco).
    • 50': Foul by Mario Lemina (Gabon).
    • 50': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa with a through ball.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khalid Boutaib.
    • 54': Foul by Mario Lemina (Gabon).
    • 54': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Didier Ndong (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
    • 55': Offside, Morocco. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Khalid Boutaib is caught offside.
    • 56': Goal! Morocco 2, Gabon 0. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat.
    • 59': Axel Meye (Gabon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Romain Saiss (Morocco).
    • 59': Substitution, Gabon. Louis Ameka Autchanga replaces Axel Meye.
    • 61': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco).
    • 61': Mario Lemina (Gabon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Morocco).
    • 65': Yoann Wachter (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Gabon. Conceded by Karim El Ahmadi.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
    • 69': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Denis Bouanga.
    • 69': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Morocco).
    • 69': Louis Ameka Autchanga (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aaron Appindangoyé.
    • 71': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Morocco).
    • 71': Junior Assoumou-Akue (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Goal! Morocco 3, Gabon 0. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat.
    • 73': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
    • 73': Yoann Wachter (Gabon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa.
    • 77': Foul by Louis Ameka Autchanga (Gabon).
    • 77': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
    • 78': Stévy Nzambé (Gabon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Delay in match Medhi Benatia (Morocco) because of an injury.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Substitution, Morocco. Aziz Bouhaddouz replaces Khalid Boutaib.
    • 81': Substitution, Morocco. Badr Banoun replaces Medhi Benatia.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Gabon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 85': Substitution, Gabon. Duval N’Zembi replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Louis Ameka Autchanga (Gabon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
    • 86': Aaron Appindangoyé (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Morocco).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
    • 87': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
    • 89': Foul by Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco).
    • 89': Junior Assoumou-Akue (Gabon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Harit replaces Nordin Amrabat.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Stévy Nzambé.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Badr Banoun (Morocco).
    • 90'+2': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Morocco 3, Gabon 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Morocco 3, Gabon 0.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Morocco 3, Gabon 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Morocco 3, Gabon 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

    Venue: Stade Mohamed V
    Location: Casablanca, Morocco
    Attendance: 45,000

    WCQ - CAF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Rwanda 4 +2 7
    2 South Africa 4 +1 7
    3 Benin 4 +1 7
    4 Lesotho 4 +1 5
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MAR Morocco (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Munir El Kajoui (GK)
    6 Romain Saïss
    5 Medhi Benatia Yellow Card
    2 Achraf Hakimi
    17 Nabil Dirar Yellow Card
    10 Younès Belhanda
    14 Mbark Boussoufa
    8 Karim El Ahmadi
    13 Khalid Boutaïb
    7 Hakim Ziyech
    16 Nordin Amrabat
    Morocco Substitutes:
    Rachid Alioui, Faycal Fajr, Youssef Aït Bennasser, Fouad Chafik, Mohamed Ounajem, Badr Benoun, Amine Harit, Reda Tagnaouti, Mimoun Mahi, Yassine Bounou, Aziz Bouhaddouz, Oussama Tannane.

    GAB Gabon (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Yves Bitséki Moto (GK)
    5 Bruno Ecuélé Manga
    2 Aaron Appindangoyé
    19 Stévy Nzambé
    21 Yoann Wachter Yellow Card
    22 Didier N'Dong
    4 Merlin Tandjigora
    10 Mario Lemina
    20 Dénis Bouanga
    11 Axel Méyé
    9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    Gabon Substitutes:
    Didier Ovono, Franck Obambou, Medwin Biteghe, Junior Assoumou-Akue, Samson Mbingui, Duval N’Zembi, Donald Nzé, Randal Oto'o, Muller Dinda, Louis Ameka.

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