The opening match between Argentina and Morocco in the men’s Olympic football tournament ended in chaotic and unprecedented circumstances.
Morocco led 2-1 as the game entered stoppage time, but Argentina’s Cristian Medina equalised in the 90+16th minute, raising eyebrows due to the unusually long stoppage time.
The referee seemingly only blew the final whistle after Argentina had scored, leading to huge anger among Moroccan supporters.
This dramatic equaliser led to an eruption among Morocco fans, who stormed the pitch and threw objects at players, forcing the referee to suspend the game. The chaotic scenes saw both teams hurriedly leave the field as security worked to restore order.
Two hours later, after the fans had vacated the venue, the players were recalled to finish the match behind closed doors. In the empty stadium, VAR reviewed Medina’s goal and ruled it offside.
Following a 20-minute warm-up, the final three minutes of the match were played, with Morocco holding onto their lead to secure a 2-1 victory.
Watch below:
? INCROYABLE SÉQUENCE : l’arbitre d’Argentine-Maroc annule le deuxième but argentin… deux heures après la suspension de la rencontre !
Les joueurs sont revenus sur le terrain pour disputer les trois dernières minutes et le Maroc s’est finalement imposé 2-1 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/1XswW8uXin
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) July 24, 2024
BREAKING:
The first scandal of the Paris Summer Olympics is a fact.
The game between Morocco & Argentina has been suspended after angry Moroccan fans stormed the pitch and the crowd threw firecrackers at the Argentine players after their equalizing goal pic.twitter.com/jeDZzKQ69z
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 24, 2024
Argentina just got gifted 15 minutes of extra time vs Morocco for literally no reason and the referee didn’t whistle until they got one final chance and of course they score to equalize. Even in the Olympics they cheat
Morocco were robbed pic.twitter.com/si3fJ1AsuJ
— German (@PopOutGerman) July 24, 2024
The end of Morocco vs. Argentina was wild ?
?? Morocco led 2-1 going into stoppage time
?? Cristian Medina scored for Argentina in the 90+16th min
?? Fans stormed the pitch and objects were thrown at players
?? After order was restored and both teams had left the field, they… pic.twitter.com/dxYkpEQijG— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 24, 2024
