"Morocco missed an early penalty and were goalless at half-time despite dominating possession, eventually breaking the deadlock in the 55th minute when Noussair Mazraoui did well to keep the ball from going out of play before passing it square for Diaz to sidefoot home. El Kaabi then scored with a spectacular bicycle kick in the 74th minute, 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, to ease the tension."
"Morocco looked initially to be labouring under a heavy burden of expectation and Comoros comfortably held them at bay before the superior firepower of the hosts ensured victory. Pandor made several other good stops to keep down the score in the closing stages as his teammates began to tire, although Comoros had a chance for an equaliser four minutes after Diaz's goal but Rafiki Said shot straight at the Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou in their first chance of the match."
Morocco, hosting the Africa Cup of Nations, secured a 2-0 victory over Comoros in Rabat despite a nervy start and heavy rain. The hosts missed an early penalty when Soufiane Rahimi’s spot-kick struck goalkeeper Yannick Pandor’s knee and looped to safety. Noussair Mazraoui kept the ball in play and set up Brahim Diaz to sidefoot the opener in the 55th minute. Ayoub El Kaabi came on as a substitute and produced a spectacular bicycle-kick in the 74th minute to seal the win. Comoros defended resolutely and Pandor made several important saves.
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