The Moroccan national futsal team won its second title in a row by defeating its Iraqi counterpart, 3 goals to zero
The Moroccan national futsal team won its second title in a row by defeating its Iraqi counterpart, 3-0, in the Arab Futsal Cup final, which was held in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The first half, which was marked by a strong presence of the Moroccan public, ended in favor of coach Hicham Deqieg's skills with a score of 1-0.
From the beginning of the match, it was clear that the Iraqi team would resist the national team, because the Iraqi coach, Muhammad Nazim, made it difficult for the national coach, Hisham Daqing.
when his players began implementing "Power Play". A plan by attacking the ball carrier to stifle the national team players, forcing the Atlas Lions to make a lot of passing mistakes.
But with the passage of minutes, the national team managed to decipher the match and scored three goals, one of which was scored by the Iraqi player Ghaith against his team.
Thus, the national team retained its title as the Arab Teams Cup champion in its sixth edition, after winning the previous edition that was held in Egypt.
The national team dominated the stages of this tournament, scoring 46 goals while conceding only 6 goals.
Moroccan Sofiane El Masrar won the best player award in the tournament, scoring 7 goals, and the Egyptian team won the fair play award.
In statements to the press, the coach of the national team, Hicham Daqiq, praised his players who rose to the level of responsibility and presented to Moroccan fans this tournament, which was at a high level in technical and.
organizational terms, congratulating all the components of futsal in Morocco, especially the federation, which provided them with all the means to prepare for this competition.
He added that the presence of professional players (four) in the national team is not a privilege at all, as these players play in the national championship, praising the level of Asian teams participating in the tournament.
The national futsal team rose to tenth place in the world in the ranking published last Saturday by the "World Futsal Ranking" website, which specializes in ranking futsal teams.