Morocco scored an early goal in Boston to beat Scotland 1-0 in each team’s second group stage game at the FIFA World Cup.
Unbeaten in 30 matches going into the clash, Morocco did not take long to open the scoring, as Brahim Diaz played in Ismael Saibari.
The lead was nearly doubled a few minutes later, as Ryan Christie was caught on the ball. However, Azzedine Ounahi’s cross just missed two of his teammates.
The Atlas Lions continued to look the more dangerous team, as Scotland keeper Angus Gunn was called into action 18 minutes in. Achraf Hakimi stuck a foot out to put the ball towards goal, but Gunn was able to make the save.
Morocco kept the pressure coming, as Bilal El Khannouss was fed in with a chance to score after a coming together in the midfield. However, the Stuttgart man could not keep his shot down, skying his attempt instead after it took a nasty bobble.
The Scots only managed one meaningful attack in the first half, as Andy Robertson marauded forward and tried to find John McGinn on the other wing. While he did pick out the Aston Villa captain, the angle was too tight, as McGinn failed to properly connect with the ball.
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