This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress-Rabat-MK
The beginnings of the national seven national at the Male World Junior Championship of the IHF 2025 ended in a second defeat. This time opposite the French team, a solid team, who wanted to win their qualification for the next round in the event of a victory.
But the match was far from being a pleasure for the Habs, Morocco counting on players playing in the French championship, whose experience has detected on the Moroccan team, offered great resistance to French seven. Indeed, the French advance never exceeded five goals in the first period, while the efficiency in the fire of the Habs has oscillated around 65 %.
While the top French goalscorer against Mexico, Nael Tighiouart, only scored two goals, Reyhan Zuzo scored five goals and delivered three assists. However, the French advantage at the break was only three goals (18:15), the Moroccan pivot Mohamed Bouydarne and the left back Youness Mansari having each scored four goals.
If France expected the collapse of the National Seven in the second period, the opposite happened. The French have lost more balloons than the protégés of Karim Bouhaddioui, reducing the gap to only two goals (21:19) 20 minutes from the end, missing two consecutive opportunities to approach only a goal.
Once again, the lack of depth of Morocco has proven to be decisive in the match. Tightiouart was impeccable on the penalty line and finished the meeting with nine goals. 11 of the 14 French field players scored at least one goal, accentuating the gap of four goals between the 42nd and the 51st minute, or 27:23.
The fire efficiency of Morocco having dropped to 53 %, the team could not return to the score, conceding its second defeat in as many matches, or 28:35. France signed its second victory and, therefore, its qualification for the second round
