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00:00Referee Labitore blows a whistle and we are off here in Ouidja, Central African Republic
00:15in their white.
00:16Les Fouves or the Wild Beasts will be attacking, looking to make due for their crushing defeat
00:245-0 in this very stadium last Saturday.
00:29As for Morocco, not too many changes made at all by coach Walid Regregui, aside from
00:35the introduction of Youssef Nesiri.
00:38He is stuck largely with the same group of players, which is a bit surprising knowing
00:45that after match day one, when they beat Lesotho 4-1 in this group.
00:51Here's Arcas, long ball in, looking for Elias Benseguia, the 19-year-old offensive midfielder.
00:59Using his trickery, he finds Raimi, they combine together, as did Unai.
01:05Youssef Benawari, he takes a shot, it's deflected by Cedric Llamberet, cross into the box, Hakimi
01:12comes in and he gets another one, and it looks like Geoffrey Lombet had to be active there
01:16on his toes.
01:17Difficult to get the ball off him and he turns his defender very well.
01:21Long ball in with his left foot towards Nesiri, deflected to the head to Sofiane Raimi, Raimi
01:27the record goal scorer at the Olympics, now playing his club football at UAE.
01:32Benlamari, Benlamari getting his third cap, 14th in the FIFA rankings.
01:41Long ball in, and it looks like it's going to be easily dealt with by goalkeeper Mounir
01:45El-Karajoui.
01:49The number 12 goalkeeper, 1.90m, Arcas, also 1.85m.
01:56Elias Benseguer, he's finding, and just creeping in behind was indeed Jamal Arcas.
02:03Cruelly not qualifying for the semi-final, that's a dangerous tackle it looks like, from
02:09behind, by Isaac N'Gouma.
02:13Doesn't seem like there was too much contact, but he did really come in from behind.
02:19And the referee is being pressured, the young referee Traoré, first yellow card of the
02:28match to Isaac N'Gouma.
02:31But yes, Walid Regraghi became the first, it's the bit of frustrating play that we have
02:40seen from him at Betis, even though he is capable, and here's Azzedine Ounayi, pouncing
02:44onto the ball, the line of the Atlas, will he take a shot with his right foot, he does!
02:48And it just skims wide, just so ever.
02:51He thought he was maybe going to be aiming to open his foot, but at the last moment,
02:56he does close it, and it did curl just a little bit too much.
03:01But that's a player you can tell he really is high on confidence, Azzedine Ounayi.
03:08The 24-year-old made his international debut last year, and that's a good ball isn't it?
03:14And this year, he couldn't get over it, he was just under it.
03:19Can he charge and use his pace?
03:21He's caught, but he finds Elias Benseguir, Benseguir with the shot!
03:24It's on target, and it has to be parried wide by Geoffrey Lambette, who makes his second
03:29save of the evening, earning his seventh cap for country.
03:36Left-footed effort, and it goes just wide again.
03:40Yes, that's exactly what he's able to do, play with the ball, with the head.
03:45Sofiane Raimi, will he cross it one time?
03:47He does, he finds, so Elias Benseguir, and it's off the bar, and it's on the second time!
03:51He hits it with the left, and that's why Elias Benseguir is considered to be one of the most
03:56promising talents in all world football.
04:00He threatened from far, and now in the box, he hits it off the bar, gets his own rebound,
04:08and cleans it up with the left foot, much to the joy of the Ouijada Stadium.
04:16It all starts with a long ball in from Jamal Arcas, finding the header of Youssef Nesiri.
04:21Sends a lovely ball, which could have been intercepted by either Benseguir or Asdinounayi.
04:28And that's similar to the first goal scored on last Saturday, unfortunately.
04:34The problem is that the defensive line of Central African Republic sat way too deep,
04:38and the midfielders didn't provide enough cover, not enough numbers, and Benseguir,
04:42after hitting it cleanly on with the first time volley with the right foot, the ball
04:47bounces back, just to him, and with the left, comfortably places it, not with that much
04:53power, but with just all the precision needed.
04:56Nothing that Geoffrey Lombeck could do.
05:00Geoffrey Kondogbia tried to make a defensive effort to prevent that ball from going in.
05:04Nobody.
05:05It's well dealt with.
05:06And Naif Aguert, who's been very discreet, good first-time ball, Elias Benseguir on his
05:10left foot, he finds it again!
05:12Elias Benseguir, two goals in the span of five minutes.
05:19He gets his third goal for country on his seventh match, again finding the exact same
05:25spot that he did with the first goal, with the same left foot, showing that he is able
05:33to score and threaten from all sides.
05:37And Central African Republic coach Raoul Savoie will struggle to motivate his troops twice
05:42in a row, and it all starts again from a long ball from Jamal Arcas towards Youssef Nesiri.
05:46This has been a lethal combination, but then Naif Aguert gets onto it, finds Benseguir
05:52so quickly, and just with two touches, is able to find the bottom corner.
05:58Geoffrey Lambert did die for it, but he did not get close enough.
06:02And Cedric Llamberet, the centre-back, playing his club football in the fourth division for
06:06Girondins de Bordeaux, just wasn't quick enough to anticipate the danger of Elias Benseguir.
06:13The youthfulness the 19-year-old has produced, that's exactly what the supporters of the
06:21Stade d'Honneur would like.
06:27And there's a yellow card given, perhaps for time-wasting, it's true this free-kick has
06:32been taking time.
06:35Distributed to Hakimi, the 25-year-old captain.
06:46Against his midfield foe, Sofiane Raimi, low cross in, and that would have been something
06:54wouldn't it be.
06:57And you do understand his athleticism, why it's so valued in European football.
07:0319.5 million euros, and that is it.
07:06The referee blows the half-time whistle, Elias Benseguir scored twice, capitalising on small
07:14defensive and midfield mistakes.
07:17We will fortunately have a lot of answers to these questions in the next 45 minutes.
07:22And the referee blows for the second half to begin.
07:25The Lyon de l'Atlas, wearing their red jerseys, will be now attacking left to right, while
07:31CAR will be attacking right to left.
07:36Achraf Hakimi, Raoul Savoie, just a reminder that Raoul Savoie made three changes immediately
07:48after the first half debacle.
07:50Here's Zinounay, he's in the box, finds Sofiane Raimi, pulls it back, Youssef Nesiri, can
07:55he shoot?
07:56Oh, and it looks like he could have maybe found Elias Benseguir, who could have been
08:00on a hat-trick.
08:02With just two minutes into the second half, Morocco is announcing, oh, and that looks
08:07like there's another penalty for Morocco, Sofiane Raimi was touched by Sadak Ndoub,
08:13and that is just another penalty.
08:16Morocco have been getting so many penalties, whether they're playing in the Africa Cup
08:21of Nations, or the World Cup qualification matches.
08:24He's in the box, and they just get their foot towards it, or their bodies towards the ball,
08:29and for their opponents, the sense of anticipation is excellent on Sofiane Raimi here, fed into
08:35the box by Achraf Hakimi.
08:39He advances towards the ball, and he opens his foot up to find the back of the net, and
08:45that's the third goal of the night for Morocco.
08:47The Lions of the Atlas widen the gap, and cement the three points just three minutes
08:54into the second half.
08:56Youssef En-Nesyri gets his 21st goal on his 76th cap.
09:04The tall striker, not scoring this time from the header, but from the penalty spot.
09:08The coolness, and restoring the confidence that Walid Regreggi has in him.
09:20We're used to seeing En-Nesyri score from headers, but tonight, it's from the penalty
09:26spot, and it could have been many, many players that are capable of scoring.
09:34Biya is lurking, here's Zamganda, it's a much better ball in.
09:39En-Nesyri is able to get his head to it, and Mounir El-Kajoui, if he's able to make saves
09:46like that all night, finds his right back.
09:50Hakimi, it's simple football, but it's well executed.
09:54Raimi is now at the edge of the box, low cross, Abdelzazouli is alone inside, he shoots
10:00and he finds a target, gliding the ball past the post, and that's the fourth goal for Morocco
10:05of the night.
10:06Abdelzazouli gets consecutive goals for the first time for Morocco.
10:11His first goal last Saturday, his second tonight, and after a bit more of a discreet first half,
10:18he's come with new intentions.
10:21He was crossing, he was striking, Sadoner and Ouidja can celebrate again.
10:31It's a great bit of play by Morocco, starting from the back, finding Raimi who put a dangerous
10:37low cross in, missed everybody, but Abdelzazouli was completely unmarked.
10:44And the right back, Florian Gao, instead of marking him, would find himself trying to
10:49cover the back of the net, the post, but he just doesn't, Abdelzazouli with all the
10:55composure in the world, as if he used a dart and placed it specifically exactly where he
11:02wanted to.
11:04The winger, born in Norway, and here comes Central African Republic here, they're in
11:11the box alone, but that's a tough touch, and it's well defended by Benlamari, he expresses
11:18frustration, but what a comeback that was.
11:22For the national side, good pass by Saibari, Azdinounayi finds Amine Ali, and he scuffs
11:31his shot with the left foot, he's appealing for a corner, but Saibari, Saibari, the midfielder
11:39finds Amine Ali on the edge of the box, Saibari again, low cross, and it had to be dealt with,
11:44and it was, by Cedric Yambere, muted celebration, given that they are down 4-0, but he had to
11:50be alert.
11:51When you're a coach, your substitution's working on both the offensive and defensive end.
11:57Amine Ali plays it to Ayub al-Khabi, he's pushed down into the ground, but the referee
12:03doesn't believe there was enough in it for it to be called a penalty.
12:07Ashraf Hakimi, is there time left for just one more attack?
12:10A little bit of a backheel, Azdinounayi, calling for Amine Ali to get moving, a beautiful
12:20link-up play by those three players, Hakimi, Ali, Azdinounayi again, he's in the box, it's
12:25a cross, seems like he might have been offside, al-Khabi, but it doesn't matter, because he
12:30couldn't find him, Saibari, low cross Azdinounayi, and he can't get his foot behind it with enough
12:37power.
12:38Let's just see that again, beautiful ball played back in by Ismail Saibari, and Azdinounayi,
12:45and yeah, Sadoner, and that's it, the referee blows for the final whistle, it was very one-sided
12:54from the beginning, Morocco did take a little bit of time to get their first goal, but it
12:59did arrive, surely, at the 34th minute, through their talisman, Elias Benseguia, he doubled
13:07his tally, three minutes later, collecting a brace.