FIFA Women's World Cup

Morocco vs Colombia, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Morocco
  • 45'+4': Anissa Lahmari
FT
1 - 0
Colombia

    Morocco secure unlikely Women's World Cup knockout spot

    Debutants Morocco stunned Colombia 1-0 in their final group match in Perth on Thursday to reach the last 16 of the Women's World Cup at the first attempt along with their opponents.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ghizlane Chebbak.
    • 1': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Catalina Pérez.
    • 2': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Carolina Arias.
    • 7': Hand ball by Mayra Ramírez (Colombia).
    • 8': Daniela Montoya (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Anissa Lahmari (Morocco).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Catalina Usme.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fatima Tagnaout with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Nouhaila Benzina (Morocco).
    • 16': Linda Caicedo (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Catalina Usme (Colombia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Daniela Montoya (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manuela Vanegas with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco).
    • 21': Lorena Bedoya (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniela Montoya.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Anissa Lahmari (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ghizlane Chebbak.
    • 33': Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Carolina Arias (Colombia).
    • 38': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Jorelyn Carabalí.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco).
    • 41': Leicy Santos (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Linda Caicedo following a fast break.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorena Bedoya.
    • 45'+2': Penalty Morocco. Ibtissam Jraïdi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Daniela Árias (Colombia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+4': Penalty saved! Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Morocco 1, Colombia 0. Anissa Lahmari (Morocco) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sakina Ouzraoui Diki following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Colombia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Colombia 0.
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Mayra Ramírez (Colombia).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Offside, Colombia. Jorelyn Carabalí tries a through ball, but Mayra Ramírez is caught offside.
    • 49': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Daniela Árias.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Nesryne El Chad (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fatima Tagnaout with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Manuela Vanegas (Colombia).
    • 50': Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Manuela Vanegas (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Daniela Montoya (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco).
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Zineb Redouani (Morocco).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Mayra Ramírez (Colombia).
    • 55': Élodie Nakkach (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
    • 56': Linda Caicedo (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Daniela Montoya (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Linda Caicedo with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Lorena Bedoya (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
    • 60': Substitution, Colombia. Diana Ospina replaces Daniela Montoya.
    • 60': Foul by Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco).
    • 60': Lorena Bedoya (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
    • 63': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Khadija Er-Rmichi.
    • 63': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Khadija Er-Rmichi.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Morocco. Salma Amani replaces Anissa Lahmari.
    • 71': Foul by Salma Amani (Morocco).
    • 71': Leicy Santos (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Daniela Árias (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorena Bedoya.
    • 73': Offside, Colombia. Catalina Usme tries a through ball, but Linda Caicedo is caught offside.
    • 77': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Fatima Tagnaout.
    • 78': Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghizlane Chebbak.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Jorelyn Carabalí (Colombia).
    • 86': Substitution, Morocco. Rosella Ayane replaces Ibtissam Jraïdi.
    • 86': Substitution, Colombia. Ivonne Chacón replaces Lorena Bedoya.
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Foul by Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
    • 88': Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Morocco. Fatima Tagnaout tries a through ball, but Rosella Ayane is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Colombia. Marcela Restrepo replaces Carolina Arias.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Leicy Santos (Colombia).
    • 90'+6': Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Ivonne Chacón (Colombia).
    • 90'+8': Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco).
    • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+10': Foul by Jorelyn Carabalí (Colombia).
    • 90'+10': Rosella Ayane (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+11': Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+11': Foul by Mayra Ramírez (Colombia).
    • 90'+11': Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Colombia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Morocco 1, Colombia 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 3
    60 Possession 40
    11 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    366 Accurate Passes 190
    473 Passes 310
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    72 Long Balls 73
    35 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    18 Effective Tackles 14
    24 Tackles 26
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 13
    14 Effective Clearances 20
    14 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

    Venue: HBF Park
    Location: Perth, Australia
    Attendance: 17,342

    FIFA Women's World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Colombia 3 +2 6
    2 Morocco 3 -4 6
    3 Germany 3 +5 4
    4 South Korea 3 -3 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MAR Morocco (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Khadija Er-Rmichi (GK)
    3 Nouhaila Benzina
    5 Nesryne El Chad
    2 Zineb Redouani
    17 Hanane Aït El Haj
    7 Ghizlane Chebbak
    6 Élodie Nakkach
    11 Fatima Tagnaout
    19 Sakina Ouzraoui
    16 Anissa Lahmari
    9 Ibtissam Jraïdi
    Morocco Substitutes:
    Sofia Bouftini, Salma Amani, Rosella Ayane, Inès Arouaissa, Najat Badri, Assia Zouhair, Yasmin Mrabet, Fátima Gharbi, Rkia Mazrouai, Sabah Seghir, Sarah Kassi, Kenza Chapelle.

    COL Colombia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Catalina Pérez (GK)
    3 Daniela Arias
    19 Jorelyn Carabalí
    2 Manuela Vanegas Yellow Card
    17 Carolina Arias
    11 Catalina Usme
    6 Daniela Montoya
    5 Lorena Bedoya Durango
    9 Mayra Ramírez
    10 Leicy Santos
    18 Linda Caicedo
    Colombia Substitutes:
    Diana Ospina Garcia, Elexa Bahr, Ana Guzman, Maria Camila Reyes, Ivonne Chacón, Monica Ramos, Natalia Giraldo, Daniela Caracas, Sandra Sepúlveda, Ángela Barón, Marcela Restrepo, Lady Andrade.

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