TOPS
He (finally) lived up to expectations with his Moroccan selection. Very energetic from the start of the match, the Galatasaray player was present on both sides of the pitch. Whether in the distribution where he often threw his partners behind the defense, or in the percussion, where he obtained valuable errors including the one which led to the first goal, Ziyech shone at San-Pédro. He also did not hesitate to come down to help his block recover the ball more quickly when necessary, nor to come and ask for it in the midfield, thus not remaining glued to the touchline to play one-on-ones. against one. With Hakim Ziyech in this form, the Atlas Lions have no limits.
The Moroccan captain was once again decisive in his team’s success. Following on from his very good World Cup in 2022, the defender continued to show very good attitudes to lead his group. In defense he contained the rare opposing runs well, reassuring his block at the start of the match. Then it was he who made it possible to realize the domination of his team before the break. On a free kick hit directly by Ziyech, he followed the action perfectly and found himself alone to push the ball into an empty goal and allow the Atlas Lions to breathe easier. Subsequently, the Moroccans unfolded and largely won (3-0).
FLOPS
The Seville scorer almost had a nightmarish evening, almost. In the first period, En-Nesyri was sought many times by Hakim Ziyech behind the defense but the striker only rarely managed to win his duels. When he finally got there, the latter lacked efficiency in the last gesture and lost a lot of balls in the area without managing to trigger a strike. He was also poorly placed on the receiving end of several crosses in the second half, failing to keep the Atlas Lions safe. Then just before being replaced, the scorer finally found the net (3-0, 81st) and sealed the match. First flagged offside, he left with his head down before seeing the referee’s decision reversed by the VAR. The whole bench then threw themselves on him to celebrate in order to boost his morale.
The Tanzanian defender had a complicated evening from start to finish. Established on the right in a central hinge comprising 3 players, Miroshi suffered from Moroccan offensives throughout the match. First in the first half, he was too often overwhelmed by Ezzalzouli one on one, then in the second half he did not contain his opponents either. Once again outpaced by Ounahi, shortly after the hour mark, he made a late tackle and received a second yellow card in this game (70th). Behind, his team sank, unable to fill the holes left by his expulsion.