Paris Olympics 2024: Argentina-Morocco match featured pitch invasion, quarter-hour of damage time, late equalizer overturned by VAR

Cristian Medina’s aim very late into damage time appeared to avoid wasting Argentina from shedding its Olympics opener to Morocco throughout Wednesday’s males’s soccer motion, however VAR dominated that Medina was offside, giving Morocco the 2-1 win.

Following Medina’s would-be tying aim, chaos ensued. Followers invaded the pitch in Saint-Étienne and the match was suspended for over an hour, whilst some believed it led to a 2-2 draw.

Virtually so long as the delay was the quantity of damage time the referee decided was wanted to complete the match. With Morocco up 2-1, a minimal of quarter-hour was added and it was Medina heading residence what everybody thought would maintain because the equalizer after Argentina hit the cross bar twice.

Following the aim, followers invaded the pitch and objects had been thrown at Argentina gamers, who had been booed earlier within the match in response to the post-Copa América celebrations that included them chanting a tune that the French Soccer Federation described as “racist and discriminatory.”

As soon as the followers and objects had been cleared from the pitch, the groups had already moved to their locker rooms regardless of the match being suspended by officers and never over. After a delay of over an hour, the referee dominated that VAR was wanted to assessment Medina’s aim.

Following the VAR assessment, the aim was taken away after Medina was discovered to be in an offside place.

Together with the VAR assessment that gave Morocco the lead again, the groups went again out on to the pitch, warmed up once more and completed the match by enjoying three extra minutes with no followers within the stadium.

Wrote Argentina legend Lionel Messi on Instagram: “Insòlito” (unbelievable) with a shock face emoji.

“It’s the largest circus I’ve ever seen in my life,” stated Argentina head coach Javier Mascherano.