The Argentina Football Association (AFA) have filed a formal complaint with FIFA's Disciplinary Committee after and objects were thrown at players during Argentina's to Morocco in the Olympic men's soccer opening match. After scored what was believed to be the game-tying goal in the 16th minute of stoppage time for Argentina, fans ran on to the pitch and items such as bottles and firecrackers were thrown at players during the celebrations. That led to the referee suspending the match, leading to a nearly two-hour delay.
After fans emptied the stadium, play was set to resume, but not before a VAR review showed that Medina was in an offside position when he headed in his goal. The goal was overturned and the teams then played out the final three minutes with Morocco holding on for the win. UPDATE: After a delay of over an hour, Cristian Medina's late equalizer was DISALLOWED.
Morocco won the match 2-1. 😵 — NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) The on Thursday saying, in part, "It is imperative to guarantee the safety of the protagonists for the peaceful development of this beautiful sport that is football and from the home of Argentine Football, we will do what is necessary to make this happen." Argentina head coach said afterward the match was the "biggest circus I have ever seen in my life.
" He added that he wished the referee allowed play to go on following the pitch invasion rather than go through a long delay. “The game was suspended for security reasons. When we had.