Morocco Fans Crashed The Pitch To Protest A Late Goal By Argentina At The Opening Match Of The Olympic Football Tournament In Saint Etienne On Wednesday

Morocco fans crash pitch after late Argentina goal

Morocco fans crashed the pitch to protest a late goal by Argentina at the opening match of the Olympic football tournament in Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.

The game resumed more than an hour after Argentina thought they had equalized in the 106th minute.

Soufiane Rahimi scored either side of half-time to put Morocco 2-0 up at Saint-Etienne's Stade Geoffroy-Guichard before Argentina's Giuliano leveled in the 83rd minute.

Cristian Medina thought he had snatched a dramatic equalizer in the 106th minute, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR for offside following a lengthy delay.

Disgruntled Morocco fans then ran onto the pitch and surrounded the referee, forcing the Argentine players to retreat to the dressing room.

The game eventually resumed at 01:17 local time (23:17 GMT), with no further goals scored.

The result leaves Morocco and Argentina level on points at the top of Group A, with both teams having one win and one draw from their opening two games.