“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. It’s a circus.”

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. It’s a circus.”

A match that started at 3 p.m. ended at 7 p.m. The men’s soccer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been an unbelievable skit from the first match.

Argentina lost 1-2 to Morocco in the first match of Group B of the Paris Olympics men’s soccer tournament on Thursday (Aug. 24) at the Stade Joffre-Louis Guichard in Saint-Etienne, France, after a chaotic first half that left the game in doubt.

In fact, everyone thought it was a draw. Argentina fell behind by two goals in first-half stoppage time and six minutes into the second half to Morocco’s Soufian Rahimi (Al Ain).

However, Argentina came from behind.

Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) pulled a goal back in the 23rd minute of stoppage time, and Christian Medina (Boca Juniors) rattled the post with a crawling header in the 15th minute of stoppage time. It was a theatrical equalizer after a string of bad luck in front of goal.

It looked like the game would end 2-2, but after Medina’s goal, the Moroccan crowd erupted, climbing over the fence and onto the field, throwing water bottles and plastic cups. The stadium quickly turned into chaos, and players from both teams scrambled for cover.

The referees naturally had to run a video assistant referee (VAR) review to see if Medina’s equalizer was correct. But in the midst of the chaos, they had no choice but to stop the game and take a look. The match supervisor was also reportedly very confused, debating whether or not to end the game as it was.

Eventually, 메이저사이트 the organizers decided to go through the VAR and resume the game. According to Reuters, players from both teams were only allowed to play again after the crowd had left the stadium and the area had been cleared. This took about two hours. During this time, Medina’s last goal was called back for offside.

After two hours of waiting, the Argentine and Moroccan players played for another three minutes before the final whistle blew. The game ended with a 2-1 victory for Morocco. The time was already past 7pm. It was the first game of the Paris Olympics, and it was an epic one at that. It was the first game of all the sports at the Paris Games, and it was even earlier than the opening ceremony.

Meanwhile,

Argentina, the favorites to win Group B, were humiliated by Morocco, a team they considered to be one of the lesser teams. Even without Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), the “God of Soccer,” they were unable to overcome the defeat, despite fielding Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) and Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica).

After the game, Argentina coach Javier Mascherano was left speechless. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my entire soccer career,” he said of the game that took four hours to finish. It’s the circus of my life. It’s a disgrace,” he said. Messi, who was watching the game from home, posted a wide-eyed emoji on social media saying “I can’t believe it”.

Argentina started the tournament with one loss, and their next two opponents are Iraq and Ukraine. Argentina will need to perform well in both games to have any chance of reaching the quarterfinals. In this Olympics, the first and second place teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.