Egypt U23 0-6 Morocco U23: Atlas Lions thrash Pharaohs to claim Olympic bronze

Game is over and the final score is Egypt U23 0-6 Morocco U23. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Abde Ezzalzouli and Soufiane Rahimi impressed for the Atlas Lions, with their first half goals sending Tarik Sektioui's on their way to a podium finish at the Games. 

Bilal El Khannouss, Rahimi, Akram Nakach and a stunning free-kick from captain Achraf Hakimi would add further gloss to an impressive display after the break. 

Morocco got off to an excellent start through Ezzalzouli's curling effort from outside the box, as Rahimi added a second three minutes later with a powerful header. 

The result was put beyond doubt when El Khannouss notched Morocco's third, with Rahimi netting his sixth goal of the tournament just after the hour mark. 

Rahimi then turned provider to set up Nakach inside the area, with Hakimi rounding off a fine display in style as he sent an exquisite dead ball effort beyond Hamza Alaa.  

Line-ups

Egypt U23 XI: M.Elneny, Zizo, Mahmoud Saber, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Shehata, Osama Faisal, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Karim El Debes, Ahmed Kouka, Hamza Alaa, Mohamed Tarek

Subs: Ziad Kamal, Mostafa Saad, Bilal Mazhar, Ahmed Atef, Omar Fayed, Ali El Gabry, Mohamed Hamdi

Morocco U23 XI: Munir, Hakimi, Soufiane Rahimi, Oussama Targhalline, Akram Nakach, Abde Ezzalzouli, Ilias Akhomach, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Amir Richardson, Mehdi Boukamir, Bilal El Khannouss

Subs: Yassine Kechta, El Mehdi Maouhoub, Benjamin Bouchouari, Adil Tahif, Haytam Manaout, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Rachid Ghanimi