Argentina's manager Javier Mascherano describes the events as a 'circus' after watching his side lose to Morocco two hours after believing they'd salvaged a draw.
A pitch invasion caused chaos at an Olympic football match between Argentina and Morocco - with a video review ruling out an equalising goal two hours after the game was suspended. In what Argentina manager Javier Mascherano described as a 'circus', his team were denied what looked like a 2-2 draw 16 minutes into added time after protesting Morocco fans forced the game to be suspended.
It was initially believed the full-time whistle had been blown and even FIFA's website had declared the game over - but an hour later, organisers said the match was not officially finished. Reuters news agency reports the venue manager said the game had been interrupted and a decision about whether the match would be completed was being discussed.
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