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Morocco v Spain: Key moments as brave Atlas Lions create history

Anthony Paphitis
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Morocco v Spain: Key moments as brave Atlas Lions create history
Morocco v Spain: Key moments as brave Atlas Lions create historyOpta by Stats Perform / AFP
Morocco have reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time by stunning Spain on penalties after drawing 0-0 at the Education City Stadium in Qatar.

Check out all the match statistics at Flashscore

Morocco v Spain statistics
Morocco v Spain statisticsOpta by Stats Perform

Relive the match by reading our full text commentary... 

121+4' That's it. The end of the match.

121' Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) sends Unai Simon the wrong way and fires the penalty into the middle of the goal!

121' Sergio Busquets (Spain) misses the penalty! He fired the ball towards the left side of the goal, but the goalkeeper pulled off a tremendous diving save to deny him.

121' Penalty saved! Badr Benoun (Morocco) sends the penalty towards the bottom left corner, but Unai Simon pulls off a wonderful save to deny him.

121' Bono dives to the left side of the goal and brilliantly saves the penalty taken by Carlos Soler (Spain)!

121' Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) scores from the penalty spot with a powerful shot that goes into the middle of the goal after the goalkeeper dives!

121' Pablo Sarabia (Spain) fails to score from the penalty as his shot only hits the right post.

121' GOAL! That’s a great strike from the spot by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) low into the right of the net, giving goalkeeper Unai Simon no chance!

121' The match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Who will be the winner and who will be the loser?

120+4' The second period of extra time has not decided the winner of this match.

120+3’ Pablo Sarabia (Spain) gathers the ball inside the box and produces a snapshot. The ball, though, only brushes the left post.

120' Walid Regragui prepares a substitution. Azzedine Ounahi is replaced by Badr Benoun (Morocco).

118' Here comes a substitution. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) is brought on as a substitute for Nico Williams.

106' The second period of extra time has just started and both teams will probably play with a lot of caution as neither of them will want to risk losing the match by trying to win it.

105+2' The referee blows his whistle for the end of the first half in extra time.

104' A fine pass finds Walid Cheddira (Morocco) in space inside the box, he looks up and drills a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Unai Simon reacts superbly to deny him.

98' Luis Enrique has decided to make a change. Alejandro Balde (Spain) replaces Jordi Alba.

98' That will be all from Dani Olmo who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Ansu Fati (Spain).

91' Full-time failed to determine the winner and we needed to wait for extra time. Fernando Rapallini starts it right now!

Morocco v Spain momentum
Morocco v Spain momentumOpta by Stats Perform

90+6' The second half has just finished.

90' Romain Saiss (Morocco) fails to control his temper and is booked by the referee for dissent.

84' Nayef Aguerd is being substituted because of an injury. Walid Regragui sends Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) on the pitch.

82' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Yahya Attiat-Allal (Morocco) replaces Noussair Mazraoui.

82' Here is a change. Selim Amallah is going off and Walid Regragui gives the last tactical orders to Walid Cheddira (Morocco).

82' The referee allows time for a substitution. Youssef En Nesyri will be replaced by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco).

77' Fernando Rapallini shows the yellow card to Aymeric Laporte (Spain) for a heavy challenge.

75' Ferran Torres will be replaced by Nico Williams (Spain).

66' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Sofiane Boufal departs the field of play to be replaced by Ez Abde (Morocco).

63' Luis Enrique has decided to substitute Gavi and he is replaced by Carlos Soler (Spain).

63' Substitution. Marco Asensio is replaced by Alvaro Morata (Spain).

46' The game restarts for the second half.

45+2' The match has reached half-time.

Sofyan Amrabat heat map against Spain
Sofyan Amrabat heat map against SpainOpta by Stats Perform / AFP

42' Great ball in from Sofiane Boufal. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) should really have done better with a close-range header, but he heads it a whisker over the crossbar.

27' Marco Asensio (Spain) doesn't hesitate to shoot inside the box after a neat pass from Jordi Alba. It's a good effort but just misses the left post.

1' Here we go, today's match is starting right now.

Pre-match

Morocco starting XI: Bounou; Mazraoui, Aguerd, Saïss, Hakimi; Amrabat, Amallah, Ounahi; Boufal, En-Nesyri, Ziyech

Spain starting XI: Simon; Llorente, Rodri, Laporte, Alba; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Torres, Asensio, Olmo

Players to watch: Morocco forward Youssef En-Nesyri is looking to become the first-ever player from his nation to score three goals at a single World Cup, while of the players who have already scored three or more World Cup goals in Qatar, none can better Álvaro Morata's minute-to-goal ratio (minutes per goal: 42) for Spain.

Hot stat: Spain have found the back of the net inside 15 minutes in three of their last four matches.

World Cup trivia: Spain’s only defeat to an African nation at the World Cup came via a 3-2 loss to Nigeria in 1998, with current manager Luis Enrique starting for Spain in that game.

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