CASABLANCA. Morocco was eventually too much to handle for Guinea-Bissau. A. El Kaabi (10′), A. Barkok (20′) and A. El Kaabi (70′). Its vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Mohamed V stadium in Casablanca on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo who had the assistance of Olivier Safari Kabene and Daddy Diassiwa. The 4th official was Kabanga Yannick Malala. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 1 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 110
- 41 Dangerous attack 69
- 72 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Morocco was in firm control of the ball 65% while Guinea-Bissau was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Morocco was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Morocco won the contest.
Guinea-Bissau shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Morocco shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Guinea-Bissau received 1 yellow card (Bura). On the other side, Morocco received 1 yellow card (I. Chair).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Guinea-Bissau will play away against Guinea on the 10th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Morocco will play away agasint Sudan on the 10th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Morocco (0 draws).
Guinea-Bissau – Formation
Guinea-Bissau
79'
74'
Guinea-Bissau started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Baciro Candé decided to play with the following team: Jonas Mendes, Nanú, Marcelo Djaló, Sori Mané, Fali Candé, Bura Nogueira, Opa Sangante, Alfa Semedo, Jorginho, Piqueti and Frederic Mendy.
The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Mendy, David Gomis, Jefferson Encada, João Jaquité, Joseph Mendes, Maurice Gomis, Mauro Rodrigues, Moreto Cassama, Pelé, Rudinilson Silva, Simao Jr and Rui Dabo.
Substitutions
Guinea-Bissau made 4 changes: S. Mane for M. Cassama (74′), F. Mendy for J. Mendes (74′), Piqueti for D. Gomis (83′) and Jorginho for A. Mendy (90′).
Morocco – Formation
Morocco
20'
Morocco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Vahid Halilhodžić played with: I. Chaira, Bono, Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saïss, Adam Masina, Aymen Barkok, Sofyan Amrabat, Imrân Louza, Ryan Mmaee and Ayoub El Kaabi.
They had on the bench: Ayoub El Amloud, Anas Zniti, Fayçal Fajr, Munir El Haddadi, Selim Amallah, Sofiane Boufal, Soufiane Chakla, Souffian El Karouani, Samy Mmaee, Soufiane Rahimi, Zakaria Aboukhlal and Munir.
Substitutions
Morocco made 5 changes: R. Mmaee for M. El Haddadi (60′), I. Chair for S. Boufal (60′), I. Louza for F. Fajr (75′), A. Barkok for S. Amallah (81′) and A. Masina for S. El Karouani (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Ethiopia – South Africa – 1-3
- Guinea – Sudan – 2-2
- Ghana – Zimbabwe – 3-1
- Togo – Congo – 1-1
- Senegal – Namibia – 4-1
- Guinea-Bissau – Morocco – 0-3
