The football competition at the Olympics got off to a chaotic start after shambolic scenes made a mockery of Argentina vs Morocco in Saint-Etienne on Wednesday afternoon
The Olympic football competition got off to a tumultuous start during the Argentina vs Morocco match involving Manchester City's Julian Alvarez .
Play had already been interrupted twice by pitch invaders, adding to Argentina's exasperation as they pursued the game. Tensions reached a peak following Medina's goal.READ MORE: Gary Lineker 'to be replaced' on Match of the Day as former Premier League star leads race to host In reality, despite 15 minutes of added time being scheduled, the players were removed from the pitch with three minutes remaining. Over an hour later, it was revealed that VAR had disallowed Medina's close-range header for offside, reports the Mirror.
The extraordinary scenes at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard unfolded after Morocco had taken an unexpected 2-0 lead in the match, which initially kicked off at 2pm. Soufiane Rahimi netted the first goal before doubling their lead from the penalty spot.
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