In an African Cup of Nations match, Sofyan Amrabat, a midfielder for Manchester United, played the whole match for Morocco, but his team was held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo.
Just six minutes into the match, Morocco got off to a fantastic start thanks to a goal from Achraf Hakimi.
The majority of the match was played by the Atlas Lions, who kept DR Congo to their own half of the field.
Just before halftime, Sébastien Desabre’s team received a penalty that would have given them a wonderful opportunity to equalize the game. The goalkeeper saved the penalty kιck, but Galatasaray striker Cedric Bakambu missed the target.
In the 76th minute, though, DR Congo finally broke through when Silas dribbled past his man in the center of the field, sprinted into the penalty area, and headed home a divine cross.
As the deepest-lying midfielder for Morocco, Amrabat began the match in a 4-1-4-1 system.
The star player for United had 43 touches of the ball while on the field. With a completion percentage of 94%, he completed 33 of the 35 passes he tried.
“Amrabat” failed to complete a crucial pass or cross.
Four long balls were attempted by the 27-year-old. On three separate instances, he successfully Һit his objective. The DR Congo goalkeeper never gave the Fiorentina loanee a chance to score.
He managed to finish off one dribble attempt.
The athlete engaged in ten ground battles with the other team. The man came out on top in five of them. He was victorious in the one and only aerial challenge as well.
With one interception and one clearing, Amrabat had a great game. In addition, he recorded three tackles.
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When Walid Regradui’s squad faces Zambia on Wednesday, they will be looking to get back on track.