AS MONACO VS MAROKO | EFOOTBALL 2024

well the opening day of any competition is special for everyone a red letter day for everybody here and those of you who have joined us for our live coverage I hope everybody is comfortably sted in for the ride we're sure that this will be a feast of football irresistible emotional a roller coaster for everyone involved such scenes here a CEO of team colors songs ringing down from the stands the is set for the 90 minutes ahead got on the way here pretty promptly now it's harand Neymar and he was quick to [Applause] react you Jim see making the difference here the fell you're looking at Peter ashra hakeim I think one of the better offense fullbacks anywhere in the World he's very much the modern fullback he was a Winger moved a little bit deeper but he still has that passion to get forward and we know it's backed up by a great engine and occasionally a KN for goal I wonder whether that has anything to do with you being a Defender Once Upon a Time Jim Monaco finding their [Applause] passes amras well it seems as if the message has been issued by both managers don't concede the opener that's harand toide yes it is [Applause] that's a sweet pull that Rahim Diaz has it out wide and in space that's just playing it safe and simple that's the throw the Hernandez headed up field now it's harand safe could well to emerge with the ball that's a contest to keep an eye on Holland loose ball now there's a Chase on to retrieve it now here's the delivery a l cut out Mar for [Applause] there somewhat off Target he's gone forward Bellingham nicely weighted ball get a good foot in there unahi and amrabat harand he would have been quick to recover this expert cut out really nicely done unahi still waiting for the game's first breakthrough goal and it's Neymar Bellingham into the middle big head the captain delers well this Skipper probably feels the obligation more than most to deliver goals at important times going into the interval is always a period and could prove to be a critical development now yeah I call that transition with bite they WN it back and and bit hard [Applause] mono Take the Lead look he's the one everyone expects to put the ball in the net that's what he's paid to do could have been dangerous but it came to [Music] nothing there will be one minute out of time now it's un missing into the pieces and he hit the this and they at it again in doual quick time and he's only to grateful to capitalize on the Keeper's Misfortune that's one of the first things you learn whether you're a striker or not just anticipate a goalkeeping arious village and sometimes you'll get lucky to come your way and it's halim here Reflections on the first half oh they had their opponents reading in that half Petter and the break May influence a change somehow but don't hold me to it Monaco head 2N substitution for Monaco number n Here We Go Again number 11 number with the ball and it's been taken straight back de BR he's shifting through the G here that's a race for the ball number seven Cristiano Ronaldo MPP number TR out towards the white Cristiano yes and they are choosing away perfect plac but the one place the keeper could reach that's desperately finished and he's done that so often the manager on him he was only too happy to repay that I think the manager is claiming an assist here Rono [Applause] Rono a case now of complete control unahi this is promising he's got to goal and that that has kep the keeper on his toes well talking about playing into your opponent's hands that kind of thing is not going to get them back into this game some really good pressure being apply here Peter particularly from those guys up front and just asight the other time and space well I would call it blanket Suffocation every single player is committed to the press and there's simply No Way Out Davis he has done it players ecstatic fans Delirious this is utopian well there's always a chance of being caught like that when you surrender the football two goals of the day and he may not yet be done number seven Cristiano Ronaldo Christiano [Applause] Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo [Applause] Monaco totally rampant [Applause] here that's RI looking for the Run oh no that was never going to make it substitution in progress they've played it short [Applause] chance he's scored it was a great finish he put it away with great Bo Dead Eye accuracy no other outcome there that was bang in the corner Unstoppable the goal scor for Morocco after 71 minutes is number eight Morocco making another change here well this could be an indication that the team are are setting themselves up for the Counterattack here Peter and he is very good at that type of thing still trying to make a game of [Applause] this in the end they found themselves tend in nowhere to go [Applause] unahi he's in a great position it's a loose ball and now they can clear their lines oh he's enjoyed that he evidently loves the contest it's Chris RDO a real chance and a real let off another example of how comfortable this team is on the break substitutions taking place hakeim Bellingham Bellingham Cristiano Ronaldo it's all a little bit desperate but it's got the job done you know it was an intervention that had to be made serious trouble lay in store no way through IND oh it's come loose he'll try to keep this alive hit into the middle that has been knocked clear struck first time time keeper not concerned by that and that will be the final Act well that was a t of two very different teams one driven ruthless prolific the other quite the opposite in all of those areas the results are very accurate reflection of what we saw chistian Ronaldo picking up the man of the match award and no surprise there how do you look back on the game then Jim Monaco really have a team of the right chemistry Peter and a k off handsomely here you won't find any test tubes in this Bunch for and All That Remains for me is to thank Jim beglin that's it for us tonight a very good evening to one 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