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00:00Kicking from right to left, as we get this game underway.
00:07Early touch on the ball for Nayef Eguerre. Ball straight over the top.
00:35Assistant keeps his flag down.
00:38As Al-Zouli, little ball in, and into the side netting.
00:43Soufiane Rahimi with a chance within the first minute.
00:48Al-Kanousi, and again, flicks it through.
00:53As Al-Zouli.
00:57Wide.
01:01Ketum Masunda getting it away, but again, Ziyek now chips the ball in.
01:05The keeper's come, hasn't got there. It's a penalty.
01:11Lois Mbaba came charging out.
01:17Lovely ball through from Ziyek, as Al-Zouli.
01:21Well...
01:24Not sure about that, actually.
01:28Arguably, Lois Mbaba wins the ball, and then it ricochets off.
01:37Al-Zouli, and the penalty is given.
01:41Ziyek steps up.
01:45Oh, no mistake.
01:52Cheeky down the middle from Ziyek.
01:55Mbaba almost actually got back across to it,
01:58but Hakim Ziyek finds the back of the net,
02:01and Morocco take the lead in the 10th minute.
02:08He wasn't far away, was he, Mbaba, from swivelling back,
02:11and he might have got fingers to that.
02:18I think he did. Just get a fingertip to it.
02:26But Ziyek finds the back of the net.
02:32Morocco 1, Gabon 0.
02:36Owanga delivers. It's a good one.
02:40Appeals for handball from Obameyang at the far post.
02:43Headed wide.
02:45Moketu Masunda.
02:49Quite quick on the press, and that's well won back,
02:51and now here's Obameyang in the penalty area for Gabon.
02:54Saved, and the rebound is blocked on the line.
02:57Appeals for handball again, and it's a penalty to Gabon.
03:05And this could be trouble. It's a yellow card.
03:10Yellow card for Abel Kabir Abkar.
03:14Here's a look at it. Well won back.
03:17Obameyang was in, tried to loft it over the goalkeeper,
03:20and it's here from this shot that came in from Owanga.
03:27Owanga shoots, and it was deflected over by his arm.
03:32Good spot from the referee.
03:35The first one controversial.
03:47Misses!
03:52Hits the foot of the post, and Morocco keep their one goal advantage.
04:05You don't see that very often.
04:11The goalkeeper was there.
04:14Even if it had snuck inside the post, well, it's a tight one.
04:17He'd gone the right way.
04:20But Pierre-Emerick Obameyang doesn't bring Gabon back level.
04:27The match.
04:31Masraoui down the line.
04:33Another penalty.
04:40Brahimi bundled over in the box by Alex Mokotu-Musunda.
04:48I rate about a penalty decision.
04:54You can see that one more than the first.
04:59Arm in the back.
05:02Two-nil for Morocco.
05:07Brass at home this time.
05:15Two-nil to Morocco.
05:18Two Hakim Ziyech penalties.
05:25Mbaba went the right way.
05:31But too much pace, too much power, too much precision.
05:36And Ziyech makes it two-nil.
05:45A lot of space here.
05:51Buanga's got there.
05:53The keeper's out of his goal.
05:55Buanga plays it across.
06:00Really fuming with giving the ball away.
06:04Now here's Obameyang getting into the penalty area.
06:07Obameyang.
06:09Off the post.
06:11And saved.
06:15Babika can't find the back of the net.
06:17Another big chance for Gabon.
06:21Corner to be delivered by Gwelo Kanga.
06:24Plays it short.
06:27And penalty.
06:31Another penalty.
06:35This time against Soufiane Rahimi for handball.
06:42Fourth penalty of the first half.
06:45Let's look at it.
06:47Oh, it was sticking out a little bit.
06:52He pulls it up.
06:55And it's blocked with the hand.
06:59And the referee decides.
07:02Obameyang again.
07:08Scores this time.
07:10No mistake.
07:12Fires it home.
07:13Gabon have a goal back.
07:26And this one was no mistake.
07:29Into the roof of the net.
07:32From Obameyang.
07:45Morocco 2.
07:46Gabon 1.
07:51It's a lovely turn.
07:54Buanga.
07:56Buanga saved.
07:57The rebound from Obameyang is saved.
08:01That's it for the first half.
08:21Morocco 2.
08:22Gabon 1.
08:24In both of their first matches.
08:27Of the CAF Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
08:31Zouli.
08:34Cuts it back.
08:35Palmed away.
08:36And into the goal.
08:40Rahim Diaz.
08:43Restores Morocco's two goal advantage.
08:51Zouli.
08:55Palmed up.
08:57But Diaz.
08:59Right place.
09:00Right time.
09:01Left finish.
09:05The acrobatics from Apin Dangoye to try and stop it.
09:11Going over the line.
09:12Were quite something.
09:32Played through the middle.
09:33El Capi's in.
09:34El Capi's around the goalkeeper.
09:42Morocco wrap it up.
09:46In the middle of the two centre-backs.
09:49The pass was precise.
09:51The touch superb.
09:53And the finish moving at such pace.
09:58It was very neatly done.
10:02Great ball through from Azzedine Oni.
10:07Nice pass.
10:09El Capi just managing to squeeze it in.
10:19And Morocco go 4-1 up.
10:23Marrakesh.
10:2890 minutes done in Morocco.
10:29Next match for both will be next week when Morocco plays host to Lesotho on September 9th.
10:35And Gamon hosts the Central African Republic who won their first game.
10:38Thank you for joining us tonight for this game.
10:40Stay tuned for more right here on Being Sports.