The with the very first men’s football game — and the first event of the Olympics — between Morocco and Argentina. But instead of being a of sportsmanship and , the game was a complete shambles resulting in spectators storming the pitch and the match being put on hold. The game took place at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne on Wednesday, local time.
While it started off as most football games do (ball, kicking, running, etc) things began to heat up when the game went into extra time. After 16 minutes of added time, Argentina’s seemingly scored an equalizer goal and boy, oh boy, the Morrocan fans in the stadium were not happy. After all, they thought they’d just missed out on a chance to beat the big dawgs of the soccer field.
Bottles, firecrackers and rubbish started being thrown onto the pitch. Soon after, fans began storming the field all together. With all the hullabaloo, the ref blew the whistle and fans took it to believe the game was over with the score 2-2.
The fellas were told to go back to the sheds while the chaos died down, and the punters were instructed to leave the stadium. Despite reports from FIFA saying the game was donezo, the game wasn’t actually over. After an hour or so, organisers confirmed that there was more game to be played.
Plus, if things weren’t dramatic enough, the video assistant referee (VAR) was reviewing Medina’s goal to determine whether it would stand. Two hours after the game stopped, the players came back to the fi.