Morocco U23 vs United States U23, 2024 Olympic Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Morocco U23

29': Soufiane Rahimi (P)
63': Ilias Akhomach
70': Achraf Hakimi
90'+1': Mehdi Maouhoub (P)

FT
4 - 0

United States U23

U.S. men's Olympic team eliminated by Morocco thrashing

The United States men's Olympic team was eliminated from the Paris Olympics on Friday when it was roundly beaten by Morocco, which progresses to the semifinals.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, USA U23. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
2': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA U23).
2': Munir Mohamedi (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by John Tolkin.
4': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Griffin Yow.
4': Delay in match because of an injury John Tolkin (USA U23).
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23).
7': Paxten Aaronson (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23).
9': Offside, USA U23. Paxten Aaronson is caught offside.
10': Amir Richardson (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Kevin Paredes (USA U23).
12': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
13': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
13': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
13': Amir Richardson (Morocco U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (USA U23).
14': Attempt blocked. Amir Richardson (Morocco U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a cross.
15': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA U23).
15': Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Jack McGlynn (USA U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
19': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (USA U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
19': Hand ball by Djordje Mihailovic (USA U23).
21': Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco U23).
21': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23).
21': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
23': Attempt saved. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
26': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
26': Penalty Morocco U23. Soufiane Rahimi draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Nathan Harriel (USA U23) after a foul in the penalty area.
29': Goal! Morocco U23 1, USA U23 0. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco U23) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco U23).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
37': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
38': Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Nathan Harriel (USA U23).
39': Attempt missed. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
40': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (USA U23).
40': Foul by John Tolkin (USA U23).
40': Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23).
42': John Tolkin (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (USA U23).
45'+5': Attempt missed. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco U23) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45'+5': First Half ends, Morocco U23 1, USA U23 0.
45': Second Half begins Morocco U23 1, USA U23 0.
47': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
49': Attempt blocked. Paxten Aaronson (USA U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Paredes.
49': Corner, USA U23. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
49': Attempt saved. Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
50': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA U23).
50': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco U23).
51': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Attempt blocked. Kevin Paredes (USA U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson with a cross.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Munir Mohamedi (Morocco U23).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco U23).
57': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Corner, USA U23. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
59': Attempt blocked. Kevin Paredes (USA U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
59': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (USA U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman with a headed pass following a corner.
60': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (USA U23).
60': Oussama Targhalline (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Targhalline.
63': Goal! Morocco U23 2, USA U23 0. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abde Ezzalzouli.
66': Substitution, USA U23. Duncan McGuire replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
66': Substitution, USA U23. Taylor Booth replaces Griffin Yow.
67': Attempt blocked. Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Paredes with a headed pass.
68': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco U23).
68': Nathan Harriel (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Goal! Morocco U23 3, USA U23 0. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco U23) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss following a fast break.
71': Substitution, USA U23. Josh Atencio replaces Jack McGlynn.
73': Substitution, Morocco U23. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
73': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23).
73': Kevin Paredes (USA U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
75': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (USA U23).
75': Oussama Targhalline (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Paxten Aaronson (USA U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Delay in match (Morocco U23).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco U23).
76': Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, USA U23. Caleb Wiley replaces John Tolkin.
80': Substitution, USA U23. Benja Cremaschi replaces Paxten Aaronson.
80': Substitution, Morocco U23. Benjamin Bouchouari replaces Amir Richardson.
80': Substitution, Morocco U23. El Mehdi Maouhoub replaces Soufiane Rahimi.
81': Substitution, Morocco U23. Yassine Kechta replaces Oussama Targhalline.
83': El Mehdi Maouhoub (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA U23).
85': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (USA U23).
86': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miles Robinson.
88': Corner, Morocco U23. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
88': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Morocco U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
88': Penalty conceded by Nathan Harriel (USA U23) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
89': VAR Decision: Penalty Morocco U23.
90'+1': Goal! Morocco U23 4, USA U23 0. El Mehdi Maouhoub (Morocco U23) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Substitution, Morocco U23. Akram Nakach replaces Ilias Akhomach.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
90'+5': Akram Nakach (Morocco U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Benja Cremaschi (USA U23).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Morocco U23 4, USA U23 0.
0': Match ends, Morocco U23 4, USA U23 0.

Statistics

USA		MAR
17	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
46.8	Possession	53.2
9	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
361	Accurate Passes	419
409	Passes	469
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	1
9	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.1
32	Long Balls	38
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	5
14	Tackles	6
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	2
14	Effective Clearances	9
14	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 42,868

Line-Ups

Morocco U23 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Munir El Kajoui (GK)
4	Mehdi Boukamir
17	Oussama El Azzouzi
11	Zakaria El Ouahdi
2	Achraf Hakimi
8	Bilal El Khannouss
14	Oussama Targhaline
18	Amir Richardson
9	Soufiane Rahimi
16	Abde Ezzalzouli
10	Ilias Akhomach

Morocco U23 Substitutes:

Yassine Kechta, Benjamin Bouchouari, Mehdi Maouhoub, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Adil Tahif, Akram Nakach, Rachid Ghanimi.

United States U23 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Schulte (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
3	Walker Zimmerman
5	John Tolkin
2	Nathan Harriel
8	Tanner Tessmann
16	Jack McGlynn
14	Djordje Mihailovic
11	Paxten Aaronson
9	Griffin Yow
7	Kevin Paredes

United States U23 Substitutes:

Taylor Booth, Benjamin Cremaschi, Maximilian Dietz, Duncan McGuire, Caleb Wiley, Gaga Slonina, Joshua Atencio.

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