2023 U-17 World Cup: Had Alot, Morocco Beat Panama, Scored Second In Additional Time

The inaugural match of Morocco U-17 vs Panama U-17 which opened the FIFA U-17. (photo: Doc.LOC WCU17/NFL)

JAKARTA - The U-17 Morocco national team managed to record a perfect score in the first matchday of Group A phase of the 20323 U-17 World Cup. Facing Panama U-17, Morocco locked a 2-0 victory by taking advantage of additional time.

The meeting of the Morocco U-17 and Panama U-17 national teams was held at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) on Friday, November 10, 2023. Having been tough, the match was finally won by Morocco U-17.

Appearing pressing from the early minutes, Morocco under Said Chiba managed to find a golden opportunity from a gap created by Panama. Had to tamper with the opponent's defense, an open opportunity in the 16th minute.

Morocco opened the scoring to 1-0 through the execution carried out by Saifdine Chlaghmo who grabbed the assist from Abdelhamid Maali. This superior score made Morocco's game even more advanced in order to increase the number.

In addition to opening the goal faucet for his team, Saifdine's execution was recorded as the first goal in the 2023 U-17 World Cup which was held in Indonesia.

After opening the scoring, Morocco's U-17 movement did not go smoothly because Panama was tightening attacks to turn things around. Unfortunately the score lasted superior for Morocco U-17 until halftime.

Entering the second half, the game of both teams became more and more tough, a number of opportunities were created by Panama to break the deadlock. More possession of the ball on the Panamanian side also made the situation change.

The game was almost over but the referee then gave an additional 10 minutes. It was at this moment that luck and hard work took sides with Morocco U-17.

Instead of Panama U-17 equalizing, they fell behind again. The score 2-0 belongs to Morocco again who can take advantage of the gap, this time the score was created when the game was running in the 90+5 minute, Ayman Ennair's execution.

With the remaining time getting narrower, it is impossible for Panama's U-17 efforts to come to light. Of the 16 shots into Morocco's goal, none of them became sweet results until the referee blew the long whistle signaling the end of the match.