Argentina recovered from their chaotic loss to Morocco with a 3-1 win over Iraq, while 10-man Ukraine stunned the Atlas Lions
Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Claudio Villa/Getty ImagesMen’s football: Argentina 3-1 Iraq, Ukraine 2-1 Moroccoearned a 3-1 win over Iraq in Lyon to bounce back from their chaotic opening loss to Morocco in the Olympic men’s football tournament.
Argentina opened the scoring after 14 minutes thanks to Thiago Almada’s volley after Julián Álvarez had set him up, but Iraq captain Aymen Hussein equalised seconds before half-time with a brilliant header.Substitute Luciano Gondou restored Argentina’s lead with a close-range finish before a superb strike by Ezequiel Fernández six minutes from time secured victory for Argentina.
Centre-back Salyuk was shown a straight red card after a VAR review, and Rahimi stepped up to convert the penalty. Morocco pushed forward but the Ukraine defence held off wave after wave of attack – and in the 10th minute of stoppage time, Ihor Krasnopir bundled home a winner to earn Ukraine their first Olympic triumph.Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty Imagesoutclassed the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux to secure their place in the quarter-finals.
Alejandro Baena restored Spain’s lead when his long-range strike deflected into the net in the 55th minute, and Miguel Gutiérrez’s tap-in sealed victory. Spain top the group by two points from Egypt, who ended Uzbekistan’s hopes of progress with a 1-0 victory in Nantes, Ahmed Koka scoring a fortunate winner in the 11th minute.bounced back from losing 5-0 to Japan in their opening match with a 4-2 victory over Israel at the Parc des Princes.
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