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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.

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