Morocco vs Slovakia, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

Morocco overcome deficit to cruise past Slovakia in pre-World Cup friendly

Morocco's Ayoub Kaabi and Younes Belhanda scored in a 10-minute spell to give the World Cup-bound side a convincing 2-1 win over Slovakia.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 3': Attempt blocked. Khalid Boutaïb (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim El Ahmadi.
• 3': Attempt blocked. Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 3': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
• 3': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Tomas Hubocan.
• 8': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat.
• 12': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Slovakia).
• 12': Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Attempt saved. Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim El Ahmadi.
• 18': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco).
• 18': Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 19': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
• 20': Foul by Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco).
• 20': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
• 22': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 26': Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
• 26': Attempt missed. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
• 28': Foul by Michal Duris (Slovakia).
• 28': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
• 28': Younès Belhanda (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 29': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Slovakia).
• 29': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 30': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lubomir Satka.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Medhi Benatia (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 30': Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
• 31': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moubarak Boussoufa.
• 32': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michal Duris.
• 33': Foul by Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia).
• 33': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 36': Foul by Khalid Boutaïb (Morocco).
• 36': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 36': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lubomir Satka.
• 38': Offside, Morocco. Nordin Amrabat tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
• 41': Foul by Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco).
• 41': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 41': Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 42': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
• 42': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 43': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
• 43': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 43': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 44': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michal Duris.
• 45': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
• 45': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Slovakia 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Slovakia 0.
• 45': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Harit replaces Hamza Mendyl.
• 45': Substitution, Morocco. Manuel da Costa replaces Romain Saïss.
• 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Adam Nemec replaces Robert Mak.
• 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Albert Rusnák replaces Michal Duris.
• 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Erik Pacinda replaces Juraj Kucka.
• 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Jan Gregus replaces Marek Hamsik.
• 47': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khalid Boutaïb with a headed pass.
• 48': Foul by Khalid Boutaïb (Morocco).
• 48': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
• 52': Attempt saved. Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
• 57': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco).
• 57': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Substitution, Slovakia. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Patrik Hrosovsky.
• 59': Goal! Morocco 0, Slovakia 1. Jan Gregus (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
• 60': Substitution, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Khalid Boutaïb.
• 61': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Tomas Hubocan.
• 61': Attempt missed. Manuel da Costa (Morocco) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
• 63': Attempt saved. Moubarak Boussoufa (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
• 63': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michal Sulla.
• 64': Goal! Morocco 1, Slovakia 1. Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
• 65': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
• 65': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
• 65': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Adam Nemec (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 67': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Morocco).
• 68': Attempt blocked. Jan Gregus (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 68': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Karim El Ahmadi.
• 68': Attempt missed. Erik Pacinda (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
• 68': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
• 68': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Attempt saved. Manuel da Costa (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim El Ahmadi.
• 69': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michal Sulla.
• 69': Attempt missed. Manuel da Costa (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
• 71': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit.
• 74': Goal! Morocco 2, Slovakia 1. Younès Belhanda (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
• 75': Substitution, Morocco. Mehdi Carcela-González replaces Hakim Ziyech.
• 76': Substitution, Morocco. Faycal Fajr replaces Moubarak Boussoufa.
• 78': Amine Harit (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Slovakia).
• 79': Delay in match Amine Harit (Morocco) because of an injury.
• 79': Substitution, Slovakia. Martin Valjent replaces Tomas Hubocan.
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 81': Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 81': Foul by Faycal Fajr (Morocco).
• 81': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 82': Offside, Slovakia. Stanislav Lobotka tries a through ball, but Martin Valjent is caught offside.
• 83': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef Aït Bennasser replaces Karim El Ahmadi.
• 87': Attempt missed. Adam Nemec (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
• 89': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
• 89': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Erik Pacinda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 89': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (Morocco).
• 90': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Faycal Fajr.
• 90': Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
• 90'+1': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
• 90'+1': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Slovakia 1.
• 90'+3': Match ends, Morocco 2, Slovakia 1.