After chaos vs. Argentina on the Olympics, Morocco concedes in stoppage time in 2-1 loss to Ukraine

There was no reprieve for Morocco this time.

After the chaos and violence that marred the tip of its 2-1 win over Argentina within the Olympic males’s soccer event, Morocco conceded late once more towards Ukraine on Saturday — and this time the purpose stood.

On Wednesday, Morocco followers rushed the sphere and threw bottles in protest when Cristian Medina appeared to attain an equalizer within the sixteenth minute of stoppage time for Argentina — inflicting the sport to be suspended for round two hours. That purpose was later disallowed by VAR for offside.

However there was no signal of a repeat of these scenes when Ihor Krasnopir scored within the eighth minute of stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win for 10-man Ukraine at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Morocco appeared prefer it was edging nearer to the quarterfinals after Soufiane Rahimi’s Sixty fourth-minute penalty leveled the sport at 1-1. The ahead, who took his whole to 3 targets for the Paris Video games, gained the spot kick when he was fouled by Volodymyr Saliuk. Saliuk was despatched off for the offense.

Ukraine had taken the lead within the twenty second via Dmytro Kryskiv.

Ukraine’s late win left all 4 groups in Group B tied on three factors after Argentina shook off defeat to Morocco by beating Iraq 3-1 on Saturday in Lyon.

Argentina 3, Iraq 1

Whereas Iraq threatened to drag off one other shock when Aymen Hussein leveled the sport 1-1 in first-half stoppage time, targets from Luciano Gondou and Ignacio Fernandez sealed victory for Argentina.

Thiago Almada, who Argentina coach Javier Mascherano mentioned had a watch stolen when the crew’s coaching base was robbed earlier this week, opened the scoring with a volley within the 14th at Stade de Lyon.

Gondou’s far-post header within the 62nd restored Argentina’s lead after Hussein’s purpose and Fernandez curled in a long-range shot from the sting of the field within the eighty fifth.

“There have been two choices: dwell on what occurred or look forward. We centered on what we are able to management, which is to play soccer,” Mascherano mentioned.

Spain 3, Dominican Rep. 1

Spain reached the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic in Bordeaux.

Targets from Fermín Lopez, Alex Baena and Miguel Gutierrez made it two wins from two for Spain in Group C.

Lopez scored within the twenty fourth, however Angel Montes de Oca evened the sport within the thirty eighth.

The Dominican Republic’s Edison Azcona was despatched off earlier than halftime. Baena restored Spain’s lead within the fifty fifth and Gutierrez sealed the win within the seventieth.

Spain’s males are aiming so as to add to a golden interval for its nation’s soccer groups after the ladies’s crew gained the World Cup final yr and the boys gained the European Championship earlier this month.

Egypt 1, Uzbekistan 0

Ahmed Koka scored within the eleventh minute and Egypt beat Uzbekistan to maneuver a step nearer to the knockout part.

Egypt is in second place in Group C, behind Spain, which it performs performs on Tuesday.

A draw can be sufficient to see it advance.

The Dominican Republic performs Uzbekistan and is third on one level.

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AP Soccer Author James Robson contributed to this report.

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