MOROCCO are continuing their AFCON challenge this afternoon against Comoros.
Sofiane Boufal scored the only goal of the game as Morocco kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 win over Ghana.
While Comoros lost out in their opener, 1-0 to Gabon.
Gabon vs Ghana follows this afternoon to complete Group C’s fixtures.
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- Morocco XI: Bono, Aguerd, S Amrabat, Masina, Hakimi, Louza, Saiss, Amallah, Boufal, Tissoudali, El Kaabi
- Comoros XI: Ben Boina, Youssouf, Abdullah, Abdou, Youssouf, M’Dahoma, M’Changama, Bakari, Selemani, Bachirou, Ben Nabouhane
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
73. Great save from Ben Boina!
Morocco seem incapable of putting this game to bed.
The Comoros keeper makes a point blank save to keep his side in the this.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
71. The ball is squared back to Amallah on the edge of the box, the player side-footing inches wide of the post.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
69. The quality of the set pieces by both teams has been lacking today.
Often not beating the first man, few runners in the box, they need to work on this before they start meeting some of the bigger teams.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
68. Corner for Morocco.
The ball is drilled in but there are no runners at the near post and it is an easy headed clearance for Comoros.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
66. Have Comoros got enough juice in the tank to go at Morocco in the last half an hour of this game?
The longer Morocco fail to put this game to bed, that glimmer of hope remains for their opponents.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
61. It is a shame the camera doesn’t focus on Morocco manager Vahid Halilhodzic when his side have clear-cut chances.
He does not hide his disappointment in his side’s poor finishing as yet another water bottle is booted down the running track surrounding the pitch.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
58. As the game wears on, Comoros seemed to be getting more and more stretched defensively.
They seem at sixes and sevens in the box in the last ten minutes.
El-Kaabi is found on the edge of the six-yard box but his header is very poor and he heads wide.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
55. How this is still 1-0 only Tissoudali will truly know.
He does brilliantly turning markers before drilling the ball across the face of goal.
Boufal lets him know what he thinks as he waited for a cutback for what surely would have been the second Morocco goal.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
54. Morocco seems to be caught in two minds as whether to attack for this second goal or to control the game and make sure Comoros do not have a sniff at goal.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
50. Free-kick on the edge of the box for Morocco.
Boufal drills it straight into the wall leaving Selemani feeling dazed.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
45. Comoros get the second half started.
What inspirational words have they been fed during the interval?
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HT: Morocco 1 Comoros 0
While it is safe to say Morocco have been in control of this game throughout the half, Comoros showed they are more than capable of opening up their opponents also.
The hard part for underdogs is that sights of goal are few and far between, meaning they need to be clinical when one drops to them.
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HT: Morocco 1 Comoros 0
Amallah’s strike separates the sides here.
Comoros have shown they are no mugs and more than capable of creating chances.
Morocco need the cushion of another goal to prevent being hit with a sucker punch in the second half.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
45. Tissoudali cuts in from the flank and finds himself with a clear sight on goal.
He plays the ball across the six yard box with everyone wondering whether that was intended as cross or shot.
Final chance of the first half and what a chance to give Morocco some second-half breathing space.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
42. Hakimi receives a yellow card for going through his man to win the ball.
Morocco starting to rack up the cards before half-time.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
40. Amallah is booked as he goes though the player to win his header.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
36. The crossbar is rattled!
Aguerd meets the corner with a fantastic free header, the ball striking the crossbar on the full and bouncing down before being cleared.
The Morocco centre-back holds his head in hands.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
33. Morocco steam forward with seemingly four against two at one stage.
A very disappointing ball from Louza, playing the ball behind his team mate, breaking up the move completely, allowing Comoros to regroup.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
30. You can see why this Morocco team are a lot of people’s dark horses to win AFCON.
As they grow in confidence, players pass and move, a series of slick passes, they really do look a very competent team.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
26. Already we are seeing how Morocco are finding it easy to stretch Comoros defensively as they flow forward.
Every attack at the moment looks one killer pass away from a second goal.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
23. Very confident play from Comoros as they play the ball around in the box with a series of one-touch passing to prevent another Morocco attack.
Not sure their own box is the place for the tiki-taka football.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
19. It is starting to show that if Morocco get the ball in between the two banks of midfield and defence that this could be the way for them to open their opponents up at will.
Ben Boina manages to sweep up………just.
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Morocco 1 Comoros 0
17. That was our first edge of the seat action there.
Morocco had two shots blocked before Amallah showed his experience to drop his shoulder, beat his man and give his side the lead.
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Goooooooaaaaaallllllllllll……..
16. Amallah keeps his composure in a hectic box to take on his man and smash the ball into the Comoros net.
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Morocco 0 Comoros 0
12. Comoros win their first corner as the cross is headed behind by Hakimi.
They seem to be growing in confidence the longer they keep Morocco at bay.
The corner disappoints and goes straight out for a goal kick.
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